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GERMAN    COMPOSITION 


HUMOROUS  STORIES 


CARLA  WENCKEBACH 

Professor  of  German  in   Wellesley  College 


NEW  YORK 

HENRY   HOLT   AND    COMPANY 

1899 


IN  MEMORFAM 


gffi?$    >V*—- \   Swr 


Copyright,  1899 

BY 

Henry  Holt  and  Co. 


PREFACE. 


This  book  is  intended  for  students  who  have  had 
some  training  in  elementary  German  grammar  and  trans- 
lation. The  material  is  taken  from  noted  German 
humorists,  such  as  Fritz  Reuter,  Rudolf  Baumbach, 
Christoph  Martin  Wieland,  Ernst  Eckstein  and  others. 

In  the  first  part,  the  subject  matter  is  printed  in 
parallel  columns,  the  German  story  on  one  page,  an 
English  paraphrase  of  it  on  the  opposite  page  and,  in 
footnotes,  a  number  of  German  questions  recapitulating 
the  contents  of  the  story.  This  arrangement  makes 
possible  a  close  combination  of  reading,  composition 
and  conversation. 

The  second  part  contains  humorous  stories  in  English 
to  be  translated  into  German  without  the  help  of  a 
German  version;  also  material  for  a  thorough  drill  in 
letter-writing,  subjects  for  original  composition  work,  a 
comprehensive  exposition  of  word-order  and  a  vocab- 
ulary. 

Directions  for  the  use  of  this  book  are  given  on  pages 
165  and  166. 

Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 
June.  1899. 


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iii 


CONTENTS. 


Preface 


PAGES 

iii 


PART   FIRST 

1.  (£in  englifd)  fbredjenber  $eutjd)er 
An  English-speaking  German 

2.  Umfonft  gelebt 
Lived  in  Vain 

3.  $e§  fleinen  ^olob  erfter  ©djultag 
Little  Jacob's  First  Day  at  School 

4.  2)ie  neue  9ftetf)obe 
The  New  Method 

5.  2)er  neue  paletot 
The  New  Great-coat 

6.  3)e3  SieutenantS  ^JJittageffen 
The  Lieutenant's  Dinner 

7.  3)ic  Slbenteuer  be3  ftretyerrn  Don  SJliintf^ciufen 
The  Adventures  of  Baron  von  Munchhause 

8.  2)te  Xeufel  auf  ber  ,£immel3tuiefe,  tion  Saumbad) 
The  Devils  in  the  Meadows  of  Heaven 

9.  $er  ^rosefe  urn  be§  (SfelS  8d)atten,  t>on  28ielanb 
The  Suit  about  the  Donkey's  Shadow  . 


I  nad)  $ri{3  Neuter 
t  nad)  ftrifc  Neuter  . 
[■  naci)  $ri£  3?euter 


2-4 
3-5 
4-6 

5-7 
8-10 
9-11 

[  10-16 

1  11-17 

[  16-26 

(  17-27 

(  26-36 

i  27-37 

36-44 

37-45 

46-54 

47-55 

54-108 

55-109 


PART  SECOND. 

10.  The  Princess  on  the  Pea,  by  Andersen         .  113-114 

11.  The  Blessings  of  Logic 114-120 

12.  Liszt  Expected  at  an  Evening  Party,    by 

Kossak 120-130 


VI 


CONTENTS. 


13.  A  Visit  to  the  Carcer,  by  Eckstein 

14.  Letters 

I.  Familiar  Letters       .... 

II.  Formal  Letters         .... 

III.  Business  Letters      .... 

15.  Oral  and  Written  Exercises 

16.  Subjects    for    Original    Compositions    in 

German 

17.  Word-Order    . 

1.  Position  of  the  Verb 

2.  Position  of  the  Infinitive 

3.  Position  of  the  Articles 

4.  Position  of  Nouns 

5.  Position  of  Pronouns 

6.  Position  of  Adjectives  and  Participles 

7.  Position  of  the  Appositive 

8.  Position  of  Adverbs 

9.  Position  of  Adverbial  Clauses    . 

18.  Some  Special  Points  of  Difficulty  in 

man  Composition 

19.  Division  of  Syllables 

20.  Punctuation    . 

21.  List  of  Idioms  . 

22.  yocarulary 

I.  German-English  Vocabulary 
II.  English-German  Vocabulary 

23.  List  of  Strong  and  Irregular  Verbs 


Ger- 


PAGES 

130-147 
148-164 
153-157 
157-161 
162-164 
165-176 

177-178 
179-197 
179-187 
187-188 
188-189 

189 

190 
190-191 

191 
192-196 

197 

197-200 
200 
201-202 
203-210 
213-277 
213-247 
249-277 
278-282 


PART  FIRST 


2      ENGLISCH  SPRECHENDER   DEUTSCHER. 

(£in  engltfd)  .tyredjenber  $eutfd)er* 

Gsinft  re'tfte  em  junger  ©eaiff&et  in  ©nglanb.  (£r  fonnte  r 
ttur  ^$%f^Sfdp;  ;£)te  gefaljrtidje  $Iugen)of)nf)eit,  beutfcfje 
Shorter  oft  mtt  dfjnttcij  fttngenben  englifcfyen  §u  uberfe§en, 
brac&te  if)tt  in  mantfje  llngetegentjett  @o  tiberfe^te  er  §um 
$eifpiel  ba3  gelb  mit  the  felt,  ber  Slafe  mit  the  case,  ba$ 
(£i  mtt  the  eye,  betommen  mtt  to  become  unb  fo  raeiter. 

(£ine3  £age§  font  er  in  einem  Heinen  ©ebirg^orte  an  2  unb 
oerlebte  bort  einige  Stage.  Sine  frembe  £)ame  !am  anf  iljtt 
§u  unb  fragte  ifyn,  ob  er  triettetdjt  3  miffe,*  mo  fie  ein  from- 
me£  SReitpferb  befommen  !onne.* 

greubigft  ergriff  ber  t)5flid)e  junge  SDfonn  bie  (Megenfyeit, 
ber  $>ame  9tu£funft  §u  geben.  "  There  are  no  horses  here, 
Madam,  but  if  you  go  to  the  foot  of  the  mountain,  you 
will  become  a  donkey." 

Gsir  drgerte  fief)  fefyr  itber  ba$  unf)oflicf)e  SBenefymen  ber 
£)ame,  roelcrje  ttjn  mtt  einer  unbefcr)reiC)lict)en  SD^tene  Oon 
oben  bi£  unten  anfaf)f4  aitftatt  ib,m  gu  banfen. 

3n  einem  na^eliegenben  §ote(,  mo  er  fein  SDlittageffen  be* 
fteEte,  mufjte  er  lange  marten,  ef)e  ba§  geroitnfdjte  (Sffen  fam. 

1.  Ser  reifte  einft  in  Grngfanb?  2.  Soburdj  rourbe  er  in 
mancfye  Ungetegenljett  gebradjt  ?  3.  sJ£ennen  @ie  33eifpiele  t)on 
feiner  gefafyrticfyen  Slngerooljttljett !  4.  So  oerlebte  ber  junge 
£)eutfd)e  einige  £age?  5.  Ser  lam  ba  auf  Urn  $u?  6.  SaS 
fragte  bie  £)ame  ifm?  7.  Soritber  freute  er  ftd)?  8.  Seldjen 
gefyfer  macfyte  er  in  feiner  2mtroort  ?  9.  Sarum  l)iett  er  bie 
£)ame  fitr  fet)r  unfybflid)  ?  10.  So  ging  er  bann  f)in  ?  11.  Sa$ 
tooltte  er  ba  tlmn?    12.  Se^atb  tourbe  er  ungebutbig? 

*  In  German  the  subjunctive  is  the  mood  of  indirect  narration. 


AN  ENGLISH-SPEAKING   GERMAN  3 

An  English-speaking  German.* 

A  young  German,  who a  knows  t  little  English,  is  trav- 
elling2 in  England.  He  has  a  dangerous  habit:  he 
often3  translates  German  words  by  similar  sounding 
English  [ones].4  So,  for  instance,  he  translates5  „bct£ 
getb"  by  "the  felt,"  „ber  Slafe"  by  «  the  case,"  „\)a$  ©i" 
by  "the  eye,"  „befommen"  by  "become,"  etc. 

One  day  when 6  he  arrives  at  a  little  place  2  in  the 
mountains,  a  strange  lady  asks  him 7 :  "  Sir,8  do  9  you 
happen  3  to  know  where  10  I  can  procure  a  gentle  saddle- 
horse  ?  " 

The  polite  young  man  gladly  gives  [the]  information, 
"  There  are  no  horses  here,  Madam,  but  if  you  go  to  the 
foot  of  the  mountain,  you  will  become  a  donkey." 

Instead  of  thanking  him,11  the  lady  looks  him  over12 
from  head  to  foot,4  with  an  indescribable  expression. 

Angered  at  such  (an)13  impolite  behavior,14  he  goes 
into 15  a  neighboring  hotel  and  orders  his  dinner.  He 
waits  [a]  long  [time],  but 16  the  food  he  wants  17  does  not 

1  21,  23,  17.  These  numbers  (heavy  figures)  refer  to  a  chapter 
on  word-order,  p.  179-203.  "Inferior"  (below  the  line)  numbers 
refer  to  a  list  of  idioms,  p.  203.  2  is  travelling,  translate  travels. 
German  conjugation  lacks  the  forms  constructed  with  I  am  and 

I  do.  3  52.  4  Words  in  [  ]  are  not  to  be  translated.  5  13. 
6  "  When"  referring  to  definite  time  of  the  past  must  always  be 
rendered  by  aU,  21,  22,  17,  29.  "*  Z71.  8Sir  =  Wltin  £err. 
9  Translate  by   happen  you  to  know;    see  note  2.      10  21,  24,  17. 

II  29,  71 l.  12  to  look  over,  an'fetjen;  separable  verb,  72.  13  Words 
in  (  )  have  to  be  used.  14  47,  29.  1&  in,  with  accusative.  M  15. 
17  Use  verbal  adjective,  45. 

*  See  page  165. 


4  UMSONST  GELEBT. 

(£in  unbefd)aftigt  baftel)enber  $eftner  erregte  feine  Ungebulb. 
Untoillig  rief  er  if)m  enbtid)  $u :  "  Waiter,  when  shall  I 
ever  become  a  beef-steak !  " 

"  Never,  Sir,"  ernriberte  ber  berbu|te  Slellner,  roorauf  fid) 
ber  SDeutfd^e  emport  entfernte. 


Umfonft  gelefci 

%{%  id)  nodj  ein  fteiner  Sunge  roar,  fagte  id)  einft  5U  met- 
item  $ater,  ba£  id)  rubern  (ernett  toollte.  2)er  $ater  fanb 
meinen  $orfd)tag  gut  unb  fagte,  id)  bitrfe  rubern  lernen. 

9xad)bem  id)  nun  enbttd)  rubern  fonnte  unb  id)  bie  £eute 
rotebertjott  in  einem  $al)n  iiber  ben  S^eiu  gerubert  tjatte, 
lam  eineS  %age3  ein  fet)r  eleganter  |jerr  unb  fagte,  id)  folle 
trjrt  einmat  an  ba£  jenfeitige  lifer  rubern. 

3d)  roar  bamit  einoerftanben  unb  6at  t£)n,  fid)  in  ba3  Soot 
§u  fegen.5  51(3  id)  ^u  rubern  anfing,  fat)  mid)  ber  §err  eine 
2Bei(e  an  unb  fragte  mid),  06  id)  tefen  fonne. 

%l%  id)  e£  Oerneinte,  entgegnete  er,  bann  rjtitte  idj  ein 
S^iertel  meine3  Seben^  umfonft  gelebt. 

3d)  fagte,  e£  roitrbe  roinbig  unb  fdjaute  in  bk  §ot)e.6 

13.  2Ba$  rief  er  bem  $etlner  unroUlig  ^u?  14.  2Beld)en  get)* 
(er  mad)te  er  aud)  r)ier  ttrieber?    15.  2£arum  entfernte  er  fid)? 

1.  2Betd)en  2Bunfrf)  aufterte  (expressed)  etnft  ein  f  (enter 
3unge?  2.  2BaS  bacfyte  ber  23ater  oon  f einem  23orfdj(ag? 
3.  2Ba$  ertaubte  er  tfmt?  4.  2Ba$  tfyat  ber  3wtge,  a(3  er  ru* 
bent  fomtte?  5.  2Ber  !am  eineS  £age$  $u  tfnn?  6.  2Ba$ 
roolfte  ber  §err  oon  ifun?  1,  2£ie  erfitftte  ber  3uuge  \)cn 
Sunfd)  be$  §errn?  8.  2$e(d)e  grage  mufete  ber  3tmge  ^^ 
netnen?    9.  2Ba$  fagte  ber  §errbaju?    10.  2Barum  fa>ute 


LIVED  IN  VAIN.  5 

come.1  Indignantly  2  he  calls  to  a  waiter  standing  there 
unemployed,3  "  Waiter,  when  shall  I  ever  become  a  beef- 
steak ! " 

The  puzzled  waiter  replies,  "  Never,  Sir,"  and 4  the 
German  departs  in  disgust.6 


Lived  in  Vain. 

I  once6  said  to  my  father:  "I  want7  [to]  learn  [to] 
row."     "  Good,"  said  my  father,  "  learn  [to]  row." 

At  last8  I  knew  how  to  row,  and9  I  often  rowed10 
people  across  the  Rhine.  One  day  u  a  very  elegant  man 
came  and  said :  "  Boy,12  row  me  13  to  the  opposite  shore." 

"  Good,"  I  said,  "  sit  down  5  in  the  boat."  And  then 
I  began14  to  row.  The  gentleman  looked  at15  me  a 
while,  and  said,  "Boy,  can  you  read?" 

"  No,"  I  said.16  "  Then  you  have  lived 17  a  quarter  of 
your  life  in  vain,"  he  replied. 

"  It  is  getting 18  windy,"  I  said,  and  looked  upward.6 


1  Translate  comes  not;  p.  3,  note  2.  2  13.  8  Use  verbal  adjec- 
tive or  relative  clause,  45 1.    4  15.    5  51. 

6  52.  7  ftioHen,  after  the  modal  auxiliaries  and  taffen,  the  infini- 
tive stands  without  gu,  31.  813.  915,52.  10  Insert  the  definite 
article ;  it  is  always  required  before  nouns  used  in  a  generic  sense. 
11  13.  12  3unge,  vn.,  address  the  boy  in  the  2d  person  singular. 
13  Insert  einmd,  64.    14  13,  30.    15  2.    16  13.    17  2.    18  p.  3,  note  2. 


b  UMSONST  GELEBT. 

£)ann  fragte  er  midj,  ob  id)  fcfyreiben  fonne,  ma3  id)  ttrieber* 
urn  oerneinte.  $)er  £err  befyauptete,  bann  \)attt  id)  bie 
^dlfte  meine3  £eben3  umfonft  gelebt. 

3d)  fagte,  e§  miirbe  fef)r  minbig  unb  fd)aute  nodjmalS  in 
bie  ^o^e.  9tuf  feme  grage,  ob  id)  redjnen  tonne,  antmor^ 
tete  id)  mieberum  mit  nein.  „$)ann  tfyuft  bu  mtr  fe^r  teib,"  7 
fagte  ber  §err,  „meit  bu  bann  brei  SBiertel  beine3  £eben£ 
umfonft  gelebt  fjaft." 

Sftun  fing  e§  an,  unget)euer  minbig  gu  raerben,  fo  bafc  id) 
mieberum  angfttid)  in  bie  §5t)e  fdjaute.  (Sin  f)eftiger  2Binb= 
ftoft  mad)te  ba$  $oot  ploglid)  umfippen. 

%U  rair  nun  hd^  im  Staffer  tagen,  fagte  id) :  „®onnen 
©ie  fdjnnmmen ?"     „9tan,  ntein  Sunge,"  fagte  er.     „£)ann 
f)aben  <Sie  3fyr  gan^e^  Seben  umfonft  gelebt,  mein  £>err, 
fagte  id).  „Hbieu  \"    (Stfitdlidjerroeife  maren  einige  gifd)er  in 
ber  $lav)tr  meldje  \v)n  nod)  (ebenbig  fyerau^ogen. 

ber  -Sunge  in  bie  §oI)e?    11.  2Ba$  fragte  ber  §err  metter? 

12.  2Ba$  fagte  ber  §err,  at$  ber  3wige  „nem"  antmortete? 

13.  SBelrfje  33emertung  (remark)  mad)te  ber  3^nge  uber  baS 
Setter?  14.  SBarum  beljauptete  ber  §err,  ber  3^nge  fyabe 
brei  $ierte(  feineS  £eben§  umfonft  gelebt?  15.  Sarum  ttmrbe 
ber  3unge  angfttid)  ?  16.  2Bela>  £f)atfad)e  (fact)  bemteS 
(proved),  ba§  er  red)t  f»atter  dttgftlicr;  3U  fein?  IT.  SBarum 
mar  ber  §err  in  ber  grbfcten  ®efaf)r  (danger)?  18.  2Ba$  be* 
fjauptete  ber  3unge,  al$  er  Meg  fjbrte?  19.  Sarum  ertranl  ber 
§err  nid)t  ? 


LIVED  IN  VAIN.  7 

Then  he  asked  me,  "  Boy,  can  you  write  ?  "  "  No,"  I 
said  again.  "Then  you  have  lived1  half  your  life  in 
vain,"  he  answered.2 

I  said, "  it  is  getting  very  windy,"  and  looked  upward  6 
again.  Then  he  asked,  "  Boy,  can  you  do  arithmetic  ?" 
"  No,"  I  answered.  He  was  very  sorry  for  me,7  and  (he) 
said,  "  Then  you  have  lived 3  three  quarters  of  your 
life  in  vain." 

"  It  is  beginning  4  to  get  terribly  windy,"  I  said,  and 
again  looked  anxiously  upward.  Suddenly  the  boat 
capsized  and  we  were  5  both  in  the  water. 

I  asked  if 6  he  could  swim.  When  7  he  answered  in 
the  negative,8  I  said  that  he  had9  lived  the  whole  of 
his  life  in  vain.  But  fortunately  some  fishermen  pulled 
him  out  alive. 


1  2.  2  13.  8  2.  4  p.  3,  note  2.  5  were,  trans,  by  Uegen,  tag, 
gelegen.  6  if,  ob,  21,  22,  17;  ob  is  usually  followed  by  the  subjunc- 
tive. 7  p.  3,  note  6.  8  to  answer  in  the  negative  =  e$  oerneinen. 
9  In  German  the  subjunctive  is  the  mood  of  indirect  narration. 


8  JAKOBS  ERSTER  SCHULTAG. 

$e3  flcittcn  ^atob  erfter  Sdjuftag* 

£)er  Heine  Safob,  ber  auf  bent  Sanbe  8  aufgett)ad)fett  \% 
ttrirb  enblid)  in  eine  offentlirfje  ©djule  gefcrjidt.  SSeit  er  mefyr 
bom  ©tf)ttrimmen  nnb  SHettern  aU  Don  getefyrten  2)ingen  ber- 
ftef)t,  erf)a(t  er  bafelbft  einen  yfilafy  anf  ber  nnterften  $anf.* 

Sn  ber  erften  <3tunbe,  toeld)e  eine  beutfcrje  ®rammatif= 
ftunbe  ift,  Id%t  9  ber  Sefyrer  iiber  beftimmte  ^anptniorter 
@d|e  bilben.  Xro^bem  3a!ob  t)on  allebem  !ein  SBort  ner- 
ftetjt,  rjdrt  er  bennod)  aufmerffam  gu.  21(3  ber  Sefyrer  aud) 
tf)n  enblid)  anrebet:  „3afr)b,  madje  einmal  einen  @a$f  iiber 
ben  £ifd),"  fpringt  ber  SHeine  mit  greuben  auf  nnb  ntadjt  einen 
turjuen  (Sprung  iiber  ben  £ifdj.  Safob  toeifj  fid)  nid)t  $u 
erflaren,  ttJctrum  ein  rjerglicfjeiS  ©elcictjter  feiten3  ber  iibrigen 
®inber  biefer  gefd)idten  Seiftung  folgt. 

£>a  bk  gtoeite  ftunbe  eine  ©djreibftunbe  ift,  ert)a(ten  bie 
Slinber  bie  SSorf thrift:  „®ety  treu  unb  rebttd^  burd)  bie 
2Be(t,  ba$  ift  ba$  befte  SReifegelb."  SBorauf  ber  Heine  Safob 
gang  nab  fdjreibt :  „(M)'  treu  unb  rebltc^  burd)  bie  2Belt, 
ba£  SBefte  ift  \>a$  SReifegelb." 

1.  2Bo  roar  ^atob  auf getoacfyfen  ?  2.  Sofyin  ttmrbe  er  ge* 
fdjidt?  3.  2Ba$  fitr  einen  ^ta^  erfyiett  er  in  ber  (Salute? 
4.  SKarunt  nutate  er  auf  biefer  23anf  fi^en  ?  5.  2Ba$  fatten 
bie  $inber  in  ber  erften  <Stmtbe  ?  6.  2Ba$  tmtfjten  bie  $inber 
tfyun?    T.  2Btetrie(  tonnte  ber  fteine  Qaiob  batjon  fcerftefyen? 

8.  2Be(d)e  5Iufgabe  (exercise)  ftettte  (gave)  tfym  ber  £ef)rer? 

9.  2Bie  tbfte  (solve)  er  bie  Slufgabe  ?  10.  2Mrf)e$  SBort  tjatte 
Safob  falfdj  Derftanben?  11.  2Ba§  tfjaten  bie  anberen  $inber, 
al8  fie  ba$  faljen?  12.  2Ba$  fitr  eine  <Stmtbe  tr»ar  bie  £tr>eite? 
13.  SaS  fur  eine  23orfd)rift  er^ielten  bie  tinber?  14.  2Bte 
cmberte  Sdob  bie  23orfd)rift? 


JACOB'S  FIRST  DAY  AT  SCHOOL.  9 

Little  Jacobs  First  Day  at  School. 

1  Little  Jacob  had 2  grown  up 3  in  the  country.  8  He 
understood  more  about  swimming  4  and  climbing  4  than 
about  learned  matters.  At  last  he  was  sent5  to  a 
public  school  and  was  given6  a  place  on  the  lowest 
bench.* 

In  the  first  hour  the  children  had  German  grammar. 
The  teacher  had  97  them  form  sentences  about  certain 
nouns.  Jacob  did  not  understand  a  word  of  it  all.  At 
lasl^the  teacher  spoke8  to  him  too:  „3ctfob,  mctdje  etrtmal 
etnen  @cn3  fitter  ben  Sliftf)."  The  little  [fellow]  sprang 
up  joyfully  and  made  a  bold  leap  over  the  table.  When 
the  hearty  laughter  from  the  other  children  followed 
this  skilful  performance,  Jacob  did  not  know  why  they 
laughed.9 

During10  the  second  hour  [there]  was  a  writing 
lesson.  The  children  were  given6  the  copy,  "Go 
through  the  world  true  and  honest,  that  is  the  best 
travelling  money."  Little  Jacob  wrote  n  naively,  "  Go 
through  the  world  true  and  honest,  the  best  [thing]  is 
the  travelling  money." 

1  Insert  the  def.  article.  The  definite  article  is  used  when  an 
adjective  precedes  the  proper  name.  2  Use  fein,  to  be ;  fein  is  used 
with  verbs  denoting  motion  (fahren,  gehen)  or  a  change  of  condition 
(ttadjfen,  luerben,  erfranfen)  and  with  the  verbs  bfeiben,  fein.  8  auf» 
gefuacftfen  73.  4  verbal  noun  and  def.  article.  5  2.  6  To  be  given 
=  edjalten,  evhielt,  erfyalten.  7  laffen,  Ue$,  gefaffen.  8  an'reben ;  I,  2,  72. 
9  to  laugh,  ladjen,  21,  22,  29.    10  tofijjrenb,  21,  22.    u  Insert  ganj. 

*  In  Germany  good  students  sit  on  the  upper  bench,  poor  ones 
on  the  lower. 

t  ©afc  has  two  meanings,  "sentence"  and  "leap." 


10  DIE  NEUE  METHODE. 

$>er  eng(ifd)e  Sefyrer,  ber  bie  britte  ©tunbe  v)at  unb  bie 
border  aufgegebene  Seftion  oBftagt,  finbct  bie  ®naben  fcfjtedjt 
toorbereitet.  $)aritber,  baf$  i§m  niemanb  fagen  fann,  tx>te 
neun  auf  @ng(ifdj  f)ei6t,10  gerat  ber  eifrige  9ftann  in  gorn. 
2tuf  fein  ungebulbigeS  gragen  folgt  tiefe  ©tide.  (Snbltdfj 
toenbet  er  fid)  an  Salob,  06  er  uietteidjt  ftriffe,  tt>ie  n  e  n  n 
l)d^t  91(3  btefer  treut)crgig  „nein"  ertnibert,  fetjt  itm  ber 
erfreute  £ef)rer  auf  bie  oberfte  $anf  unb  fagt:  „£)u  fteiner 
Safob  Ijaft  tneine  grage  aHein  rtdjtig  beanttoortet.  3f)r 
gaufyelge  lonntet  e3  atte  nicr)t. " 


$te  neuc  Sttetljobe* 

9^ad)  gri^  Neuter. 

(£inft  fam  ber  ©djulrat  3?  au3  Ssenftein,  urn  bie  ©djute 
be<3  <Sd)u(meifter3  9?ofengrun  $u  infpi^ieren.  2)er  ,£>err 
©d)utrat  wax  a(3  geftrenger  ,£>err  befannt.  (£r  bat  ben  fetjr 
nert>o3  getnorbenen  ©djulmeifter,  eine  £et)rprobe  uor  xv)m 
ab§ul)a(teu.  u  2Bie  gut  ber  aite  Sefyrer  audj  fonft  eine  ©tunbe 
$u  geben  ttuifcte,  in  biefem  petntictjen  Sftomente  fd)ien  ifym 

15.  Ser  gab  bie  britte  (Stunbe?  16.  SaS  tljat  ber  Scorer  ju* 
erft?  17.  Snwiefent  fatten  bie  $naben  tyre  ^ftityt  (duty) 
nitytgetyan?  18.  SBarum  geriet  ber  ^el)rer  in  30m?  19.  2In 
men  menbete  er  fid)  enblity?     20.   Sa$  fragte  er  3<rfob? 

21.  2Bof)in  fefcte  er  ben  $teinen,  al$  er  „nein"  emnberte? 

22.  SettyeS  £ob  (praise)  fpraty  er  liter  tyn  au$?  23.  2Bte 
nannte  er  bie  anberen  tnaben? 

1.  2Ber  mar  §err  9?ofengrim?  2.  2Ber  infpigierte  einft  feme 
Styute  ?    3.  2Ba$  fi'tr  ein  §err  mar  ber  ©dmlrat  ?    4.  SBettye 


THE  NEW  METHOD.  11 

In  the  third  hour  the  English  teacher  came  and  asked 
them  questions  1  [on]  the  lesson  previously  given  out.2 
Since3  the  boys  were  poorly  prepared,  the  zealous 
man  became  angry.  "  Can  no  one  really 4  tell 5  me 
what6  „neun"  is10  in  English?  "  he  asked  impatiently. 
Deep  silence.  "  Perhaps  you  know  what  „n  e  il  n"  is,  he 
said,  turning7  to  Jacob.  „9^etn"f  replied  the  latter8 
candidly.  "  Right,  my  child,"  said  the  delighted  teacher. 
u  Only  one  of  you  lazy  fellows  could  answer  my  ques- 
tion.     Take  your   seat  9  on    the    upper   bench,    little 


The  New  Method. 
After  Fritz  Reuter. 

The  superintendent  of  schools,  Ix  from  Ixenstein,  was 
once  inspecting  the  school  of  Master  Rosengrun.  When10 
he  had  to  give  a  test-lesson  n  before  the  severe  superin- 
tendent, the  old  master  got  very  nervous.  Everything  n 
he  knew  so  well  before  seemed  to  have  been  whisked 

SBirhmg  (effect)   Ijatte  beS  ©d)uh*at3  ©egemnart  (presence) 
auf  §errn  9?of ettgrim  ?    5.  2Barutn  furdjtete  fid)  ber  £efjrer? 

1  to  ask  questions  =  ab'fragen,  72.  2  verbal  adjective  or  relative 
clause  45 l,  8  Since  =  ta.  When  8ince  denotes  cause  it  should  be 
rendered  by  ba  ;  21,  22,  18,  29.  4  ttmf(id).  5teW  =  fagen,  if  you 
speak  but  a  few  words;  teW  =  er$al)len,  if  you  tell  a  story.  6  21,  24. 
7  Use  preterit  introduced  by  inbem  ;  67,  68.  8  the  latter  =  bicfer. 
9  Transl.  seat  yourself. 

10  p.  2,  note  6.    n  cttteS,  ttms,  23,  18. 


12  DIE  NEUE  METHODE. 

alleS,  toa£  er  fagen  tooUte,  tote  auS  bem  ©ebadjtnte  geblafen.  12 
2lud)  bie  $inber  Oermocrjten  nur  bummed  $eug  Su  faHni3 
nub  fcfjienen  gar  nirf)t3  §u  toiffen. 

(£nbtttf)  tourbe  ber  Sefyrer  au§  feiner  peinlidjen  (Situation 
erloft  $)er  ©d)ittrat  fd^lug  0orf  er  mofle  mit  ifym  ben  ^lat$ 
taufcfyen  14  unb  tfjn  eine  neue  9ftetr)obe  terjren.  S)er  Sefjrer, 
toelcfyer  nur  nacf)  ber  atten  SCRett)obe  §it  unterridjten  oerftanb, 
roar  nur  gu  gtitcf(icf),  alfo  unterbrodjen  §u  roerben  unb  tjorte 
bem  ©dfjutrat  aufmerffam  511. 

£)a  bte  SHnber  gerabe  ©eograprjieftunbe  fatten,  toollte  ber 
<Sd)ulrat  fie  gunctdjft  auf  ben  Sftamen  be£  an  bem  2)orfe  oor* 
beifliefienben  gtiifjdjenS  bringen. 

£)a3  erfte  ®inb,  roetct)e3  er  aufrief,  ]6  ein  Ketner  $nabe, 
toufete  ni(f)tf  toie  ber  glufj  tjiefe.  $Mc  ©djulrat  toottte  it)it 
auf  bie  ©pur  bringen  17  unb  bat  ifyn  einmal  baritber  nad^u- 
benfen,  tva§  man  tpte,  roenn  man  eine  ©itnbe  begangen  tjdtte. 

,;$ielteid)t  toeifjt  bit  $u  anttoorten,  meine  £ocf)terf"  fagte 
er  ju  bem  Heinen  9)?aried)en. 

£)iefe  rief  eifrig,  baf$  man  atebann  $uf$e  tfyatt  £)arauf  er^ 
fla'rte  ber  ©djulrat,  ba$  mare  gan§  red)t;  fie  mitffe  nur 
SBuffe  ftatt  $u{3e  fagen,  urn  ben  Sftamen  be3  gtuffe§  ^u 
ertjalten. 

9?un  erjdtjtte  ber  ©djulrat,  ba^  bie  SBuffe  in  einen  anbern 
glufc  mitnbere.  Urn  ben  Sftamen  be3  (e^teren  au^ufinben, 
follten  fie  einmat  nadjbenten  unb  ifym  att  bie  2)inge  nennen, 
bie  Oom  ^immel  rjernieberfielen. 

6.  Seldje  Sirhmg  fyatte  be$  ©djulratS  ©egentoart  auf  bie  ®in* 
ber  ?  1,  SBoburd)  rourbe  ber  ?ef)rer  cms  fetner  pemlidjen  ©itua* 
tion  ertoft  ?  8.  2£a$  tfjat  ber  Sefyrer,  mcitjrenb  ber  ©djulrat  bie 
$mber  unterridjtete  ?    9.  Sa$  fitr  eine  ©tunbe  Ijattcn  bie  $iu= 


THE  NEW  METHOD.  13 

out  of  his  1  head.  12  The  children  either  2  knew  nothing 
or  talked  nonsense.  13 

At  last  the  inspector  interrupts  the  lesson.  "  My 
dear  friend,"  he  says,  "  you  teach  by  the  old  method.  I 
will  teach  you  a  new  method." 

Glad  to  be  released 3  from  his  painful  situation,  the 
teacher  changes  4  places  14  with  the  superintendent. 

"  Tell  me,5  my  child,"  says  the  superintendent  to  a 
small  boy,  "what  is  the  name  of  the  river  that6  flows 
by  your  village.  Think  now.7  You  do  not  know  it? 
Well,  I  will  guide  you  15  to  the  name.  What  do  we  do,8 
when  9  we  have  committed  a  sin  ?  You  may 10  answer, 
my  daughter." 

"  We  do  penance  "  ($3uJ3e),  cries  little  Mary. 

"Quite  right!11  Now  instead  [of]  SBufje,  say  SBuffe. 
Then  you  have  the  name  of  the  river." 

"  Into  12  what  river  does  the  Busse  flow  ?" 

"  Now,  children,  consider ! 13  Which  are  14  all  [the] 
things  that 15  fall  from  the  sky  ?  I  will  call  on  16  the 
boys  this  time."  16 

ber  ?  10.  Sa$  mottle  er  btc  ttnber  gucrft  Ieln*en?  11.  £)urd) 
loetdje  grage  bracfyte  er  fie  auf  ben  Harnett  beS  gluffeS? 
12.  Seiche  ®mber  rief  er  auf  ?  13.  2Ba3  antioortete  9ftaried)en  ? 
14.  2Bte  braud)te  (use)  er  biefe  Ittttuort?  15.  2Ba8  niollte  er 
junadjft  auSfinben  ?    16.  ffiie  fjatf  er  bieSmat  ben  £inbern  ? 

1  his  =  def.  art.  The  English  possessive  pronoun  is  rendered  in 
German  by  the  definite  article  if  the  ownership  is  clear.  2  either 
...  or,  entmeber  .  .  .  obcr;  15  8.  3  30,  471.  4  29.  6  Use  the  second 
person  singular.  6  that  =  bev;  21,  23.  ~  Use  nad)'benfen  and  insert 
einmal.  8  See  p.  3,  note  2.  »  21,  22.  10  biiifen,  burfte,  gebttrft. 
11  ©an$  red)t.  12  in  lt>eld)en.  13  Use  nacft'benfen  and  insert  einmal. 
14  fynfeen.    16  meldje;  21 ,  23.    le  bieSmal. 


14  DIE  NEUE  METHODE. 

£)ie  ®inber  nannten  $egen,  ©ctjnee,  Sftebel,  u.  f.  Id.  „2Bet* 
ter  !18  2Ba£  nod)  ?"  fagte  ber  ©cfjutrat,  bi£  fie  enblic^  „$a* 
gel"  fagten.  £)a  tiefj  er  fie  ftatt  beffen  „§aD el"  fagen unb 
erftdrte,  bie  SBuffe  flte&e  alfo  in  bie  «£)at>eL 

3e£t  foflten  fie  nocf)  benjenigcn  gluJ3  nennen,  Don  tuetcfjem 
W  §abe(  aufgenommen  toirb.  2)ie3mal  fyalf  ifyncn  ber 
©tf)ulrat  ein  faenig  baburrf),  ba$  er  fie  jafylett  liefe.  2H3  fie 
enbtid)  „acrjte,  neune,  ^etjne,  elfe"  $&tyliett,  tief  er  „§alt!" 
benn  ffelf  e "  toar  beinatj  baSfelbe  2$ort,  tote  ber  getoimfdjte 
Plaint  „(£(be." 

2)er  ©ctjutmeifter,  ber  bie  neue  !D^ett)obe  nun  gut  ^u  begrei- 
fen  glaubte,  bat  ben  <8crjutrat  urn  bie  (£rlaubni3,  eine  ^robe 
ablegen  19  gu  burfen. 

$>er  ©djulrat  erttuberte:  nQb§  toirb  mir  ein  befonbere£ 
SBergmigen  bereitenf2o  ©te,  tieber  greunb,  nad)  ber  neuen 
9ftett)obe  unterricfjten  511  f)oren." 

3)er  Scorer  rjiejs  2i  bie  timber  aufpaffen  unb  begann  £U* 
ndd)ft  Don  ber  2Bei3f)eit  ®otte3  ^u  er^atjten :  tute  er  bie 
©cfjiffafyrt  baburd)  ermog(td)t  (jdtte,  bafj  er  bei  jeber  grofeen 
©tabt  einen  grofeen  gtuf$  ttorbetfliefcen  (affe.  „3f)r  fef)t, 
Hebe  ®inber,  ttne  toeife  ©ott  e£  eingericrjtet  fyat,  ba$  bie  @(be 
bei  ber  groften  ©tabt  Hamburg  Dorbeiflte&t,  bamit  bie  §ax\? 
betStuelt  aud)  t)ier  grofce  ©d)iffat)rt  betreiben  fann." 

£)er  Setjrer  fragte  nun  nad)  ber  Sftimbung  ber  (Slbe,  aber 


It.  2Ba$  fiir  £)inge  nannten  bie  tinber?  18.  2Bie  braud)te 
er  biefe  9lntroort?  19.  SMdjen  glu§  toollte  ber  (Sctntlrat 
nod)  Ijaben?  20.  2Ba3  lieg  er  bie  $inber  tl)un?  21.  23ei 
meldjer  3aW  Heft  er  bie  ^inber  auffybren  (stop)  $u  galjlen? 
22.  Sarum  tjbrten  fie  tjter  auf  ?  23.  Sarunt  rooUte  ber  Set)* 
rer  biefe  Sttettyobe  nun  aud)  &erfua)en?    24.  Urn  was  bat  er  bm 


THE  NEW  METHOD.  15 

"  Rain."  —  "  What  else  ?"  —  "  Snow."  —  "  What  be- 
sides ?"  —  "Mist."  —  «  Go  on."  18  —  «  Hail."  — 

"  Right ! 1  Now  I  have  given  you  the  clue.17  If  you 
say  Havel  instead  [of]  Hagel,  you  have  2  the  river  into  3 
which  the  Busse  empties." 

"  But  what  river  receives  the  Havel  ?  Who  can  name 
that  river?    No  one  ?   I  will  help  you  a  little.    Count !" 

"  One,  two,  three,  four,  five,  six,  seven  — "  —  "  Go 
on  !  "  —  "  eight,  nine,  ten,  eleven  — " 

*  Stop !  Instead  [of]  elfe  say  ©(be,  it  is  almost  the 
same  word." 

"  Mr.  Superintendent,"  says  the  teacher,  "  I  have  al- 
ready grasped  the  new  method.  Permit  me  also  to  give 
an  illustration  of  it."19 

"  Certainly,4  my  dear  friend  ;  that  would  give  me  [an] 
especial  pleasure."20 

"  Then  pay  attention,  dear  children !  "  begins  the 
master.  "  Since  5  we  are  now  at 6  the  Elbe,7  we  will  see 
where  8  it  flows.  First  9  it  flows  by  the  city  [of]  Ham- 
burg, where  there  is  a  great  deal  of  navigation.  Thus  10 
we  see  again  how  wisely  God u  has  ordered  that  a  great 
river  shall  flow  by  every  great  city,  in  order  that12 
navigation  may  be  possible."  13 

But  now  tell  me,  Charles,  into  what u  does  the  Elbe 

<§rf)utrat?  25.  SBaS  cmttoortete  ber  ©djulrat  auf  feiue  33itte? 
26.  2Be(d)en  23eU)eiS  (proof)  oon  ber  SBeiSfjett  ©otteS  gab  ber 
£ef)rer?  27.  "Mt  tnirb  bie  8d)tffaf)rt  bet  §amburg  ermoglidjt? 
28.  2Ba$  ttolite  ber  £ef)rer  bie  ttnber  auSfmben  laffen? 

1  SRecfyt.  2  29.  3  in,  with  accusative.  4  genrife.  6  P-  11,  note  3. 
6  bet  with  dative.  7  (Slbe,/.  8  tnobin.  9  juerft.  10  jo  or  bafjer.  n  in- 
sert c8;    21,24.    12  bamit  bie.    18  ermbglidjt  roerbe,    14  luoljinein,  24. 


16  DER   NEUE  PALETOT. 

ber  Heine  ®arl  fonnte  e£  ntd)t  fagen  unb  ber  Heine  ^3eter 
nmftte  aucrj  nid^t,  tnorjinein  bie  (£(be  miinbete. 

„$)ann  toollen  roir  nerfuctjen  e3  au<^ufinben,"  fagte  ber 
Setter,  „tf)r  braudjt  nur  einmatju  gabjen." 

9Ufo  ga^tten  bie  SHnber  toteber :  „@in3,  gtoei,  brei,  trier, 
fiinf,  fecp,  fieben,  atfjt,  neun,  §e§tt,  elf  — ,  bi3  ber  Sefyrer 
bet  ber  Q/cSfL  „3tuo(f"  t)  a  1 1  fommanbierte. 

$crgeben3  fuctjten  bie  ®inber  itber  bie  Sftiinbung  ber  (£(be 
nad)5itbenfcn22  nnb  babei  bie  gafyl  „^wol\"  $u  nrieberfyoten. 
£>er  9^ame  rooUte  feinem  t)on  irjnen  einfallen. 

ff3tno(f!  gtnolf!"  fcf)rte  |)err  SRofengrim  fjeftig.  „®5nnt 
itjr  furrfjtbaren  £)ummf  opfe  nicrjt  anf  ben  9?amen  lommen !  23 
©tatt  „stodlf"  mujst  ifyr  „9?orbfee"  fagen. 


$>er  neue  ^a'letot 

9?ad)  grit?  Neuter. 

§err  SBotjtn  roar  mit  gran  unb  %oct)ter  in  bie  (Stabt  gego- 
gen.25  (£r  mar  jarjrelang  £)!onom  getuefen,  fjatte  aber  nor 
fur^em  feine  garm  auf  bent  £anbe  Derfauft.  SSafyrenb  bie 
beiben  £)amen  it)re  einfacfje  bauerfidje  SHeibung  mit  bem  e(e= 
ganten  ^oftiirn  ber  (Stabtbamcn  Dertaufcrjten,  geigte  $ater 
S3o^m  eine  fyeftige  2{bneigung,  in  irgenb  melctjer  3Seife  feincn 
fyerfommlicfyen  ®teiberfcr)nitt  511  anbcrn.     £)a3  tuar  ben  £)a- 

29.  2SMe  afjmte  (imitate)  er  ben  ©tfjutrat  nad)  ?  30,  2Barum 
murbe  §err  SRofengrim  fjeftig  ?  31.  2Bie  nannte  er  bie  ®mber? 
32.  2Ba3  foflten  fie  ftatt  Bgtt81f*  fagen? 

1.  2Ba$  wax  §err  33olnn  jafyrelang  gemefen?  2.  SSofyin  309 
er,  al$  er  feme  garm  Dertauft  fyatte?    3.  Sie  pftegten  bie  £)a* 


THE  NEW  GREAT-COAT.  17 

flow  ?  You  don't  know  ?  Then  you  say  (it),  Peter ! 
You  too  [can]  not?     Then  just1  count,  children?" 

"  One,  two,  three,  four,  five,  six,  seven,  eight,  nine, 
ten,  eleven,  twelve  — " 

"  Stop  !  "  commands  Herr  Rosengriin.  u  Now,  into 
what  does  the  Elbe  flow?  Does  the  name  occur 24  to 
nobody?  Yet  it  is  so  easy  !  Twelve!  Twelve!  Think 
about 22  the  number  twelve.  What2  dreadful  dunces 
}'ou  are  !  Instead  [of  ]  "  twelve  "  you  must  say,  "North 
Sea!" 


The  New  Great-coat. 
After  Fritz  Keuter. 

Mr.  Bohm  having  lived  for3  years  in  the  country  as 
[a]  farmer,  sold  4  his  farm,  and  removed  5  with  his  wife 
and  daughter  to  the  city.  26  The  two  women  soon  ac- 
customed themselves  to  6  city-life  and  exchanged  their 
simple  peasant's  garb  for  the  more  elegant  attire  of  the 
city.  It  was  a  great  trial7  to  them  that8  Mr.  Bohm 
showed  a  strong  dislike  for  any  change  9  in  10  the  accus- 
tomed cut  of  his  clothes.     His  daughter  Sophie  espe- 

men  fid)  cmf  bem  gcmbe  ju  fteiben  ?  4.  ^nitriefem  onberten 
fie  ir)ren  ©efcrjmacf  (taste)?  5.  2Bog.eg.en  getcjte  23ater  23of)m 
eine  fjeftige  2lbneigung  ? 

1  einmal.    2  what,  roaS  fiir. 

8  feit,  with  dative.  4  Use  clause  with  narfjbem;  22,  67,  68.  5  29. 
6  an,  with  accusative;  Insert  the  def.  article.  7  Summer,  m. 
8  21,  22.    •  &nberung,  /.     *°  in,  with  dative. 


18  DER  NEUE  PALETOT. 

men  ein  gro&er  Summer,  befonberS  ba  fie  fief)  fo  balb  unb  fo 
feiefjt  an  ba3  ©tabtfeben  gemofynt  fatten.  Sn  biefem  Winter 
maren  fur  |)erren  nur  lange  ^a'fetot3  Sftobe.  26  Xrofcbem 
ging  §err  SBofmt  ftetS  mit  einer  furgen  3aefe  auf  bte  ^rome* 
nabe,27  toorii6er  ftd6)  feine  Soefjter  <Sopf)ieef)en  befonber£ 
gramte. 

(£ine3  XageS  baten  Gutter  unb  %oefjter  ben  $ater,  mtt 
if)nen  am  genfter  §u  fi|en  unb  au^ufefjauen.  ©o^^te  jetgte 
auf  bte  menfefjenbefebte  ©trafee  unb  bemerfte,  baf$  letn 
Sftenfdj  in  einer  lur^en  Saefe  fpa^ieren  ginge.  28 

©ie  hat  ben  $ater,  fief)  bocf)  aucf)  einen  (angen  neuen  $a^ 
letot  $u  faufen  unb  uerfuefjte,  itjn  tottttg  §u  ftimmcrt,  baburcf) 
bafe  fie  tf)m  ^artftef)  bte  SBange  ftreiefjefte. 

§err  $of)m  abet  roefyrte  fie  ab,  inbem  er  befjauptete,  bafj 
if)n  bie  neuen  $ftoben  mef)t3  angtngen.  29 

9taef)bem  gran  SBofjm  ifjre  SBtttcn  mit  benen  if)rer  %ocf)ter 
Dereinigt  fjatte,  fonnte  ber  gute  Wann  bem  £)rangen  nicfjt 
langer  miberftefyen  unb  fagte : 

fr9^unmot)t!  Sef)  t>erfpred)ef  euefj  ben  ©efaden  §u  tfyun 
unb  mir  einen  neuen  paletot  5U  laufen.  3ef)  tuerbe  fogfeief) 
5um  ©ef)neiber  gefyen  unb  if)n  fragen,  ob  er  fertige  ^aletot^ 
f)at.u 

Unb  £jerr  ©o§m  ging.  Site  er  gum  ©djnetber  lam, 
^eigte  if)m  biefer  einen  braunen  ^afetot  unb  bat  if)tt,  benfef* 
htn  einmaf  aupprobieren. 

§err  33ot)m  mar  t)on  impofanter  gigur.     £)a3  elegante 

6.  Soritber  gramte  fief)  feine  Xoef)ter  (Sophie  bef  embers  ?  7.  Urn 
roa«  baten  Gutter  unb  Xocfyter  ben  33ater  ?  8.  Seiche  Werner* 
!ung  macfyte  (Sophie?  9.  Sefcfje  33itte  fpracf)  @opf)ie  au$? 
10.  SBoburct)  Derfucfjte  fie  ifjn  nuflig  $u  ftimmen?     11.  2Kit 


THE  NEW  GREAT-COAT.  19 

cially  fretted,  because 1  he  always  took  a  walk  in  a  short 
jacket,  despite  the  fact,2  that  only  long  great-coats  were 
the  fashion.  26 

One  day  father,  mother  and  daughter  sat  at  the  win- 
dow, looking  out3  on  the  street,  which  [was]  alive 
with  passers-by.4 

"  Dear  father,"  said 5  little  Sophie,  stroking 6  his 
cheek  tenderly,  "  please  buy  a  new  great-coat  [for] 
yourself.7  See,  nobody  goes  to  walk  28  here  in  a  short 
jacket." 

u  Pooh  !  Pooh ! 8  child,"  evaded  Mr.  Bohm,  "  what 
have  I  to  do  9  with  the  new  styles  ?  "29 

But 10  Mrs.  Bohm  joined  her  entreaties  to  those  of  her 
daughter,  and  together  they  pressed  the  good  man, 
until,11  to  please  them,12  he  promised  to  buy13  a  new 
great-coat.  He  went  straightway  to  the  tailor  and 
inquired. 

" Have  you  any  ready-made  great-coats?" 

"  Certainly,  sir,"  14  replied  the  man.  "  Here  is  a  brown 
[one]  that15  will  suit  you.     Pray,  try  it  on." 

Mr.  Bohm  put  on  the  handsome  garment  over  16  his 

weidjtv  23ef)auptum3  toebrte  §err  SBohm  bte  23itte  ab  ?  12.  Ste 
gelcmg  eS  (succeed)  enMid)  gvau  23ol)m  ifyren  Wlatttx  toillig  311 
fthmnen?  13.  &>a$  nerfpractj  gerr  23otnn?  14.  $u  ^em 
ging  §err  23otun?  15.  $3onad)  fragte  er  ben  <Sd)tteiber  ? 
16.  2Ba3  fitr  em  ^letbungSftiicf  fanb  er  betm  @d)netber? 

1  tt>eU,  21,  22.  2  tro^bem  bafe;  21,  22.  3  unb  fdjauten  au§.  4  Use 
verbal  adjective  or  relative  clause,  45  K  6  See  p.  9,  note  1.  6  Use 
clause  with  inbem;  68,  21,  22.  7  bir,  36.  8<?lcftn)a8!  9  31.  10  15. 
11  bi8;  21,  22.  12  to  please  them,  ibnen  jit  gefallen.  13  30.  14  mein 
Jpeiv.    15  brr;  21,  23.    16  iiber,  with  accusative. 


20  DER  NEUE  PALETOT. 

®leibung3ftud,  toeldjeS  er  ange^ogen  ijattc,  pa^te  il)m  oor= 
trefftid).  9?ur  unten  fctjien  ber  paletot  .jperrn  23ot)m  311  tang 
gu  feirt,  im  iibrigen  faf$  er  oorgiiglid). 

@r  fragte  be^t)at6  ben  ©d)neiber  fct)alff)aft,  06  er  g(au6ef 
bafc  er  nod)  roadjfen  raerbe. 

$>er  ©djneiber  Derfictjerte,  ba$  it)m  ba3  geroijs  nictjt  in  ben 
©inn  gefommen  fei.  30  ©r  tjabe  §unberte  oon  tangen  ^ale^ 
tots  berfauft,  fie  feien  nun  einmat  SD^obe.  (Sin  jebcr  triige  fie. 
$on  biefem  eteganten  ©cfjnitt  v)abt  er  nur  nod)  biefen  einen 
iiberberjatten. 

9?ad)bem  ^err  $ot)m  fid)  nod)  einmat  im  ©pieget  6efet)en 
fyatte,  entfcrjtoft  er  fid),  ben  Dfod  gu  nefymen  nnb  gu  be§at)ten. 

2(13  er  ertjobenen  «g>aupte^  nacl)  |)aufe  fd)ritt,  tourbe  er 
freubig  oon  feiner  grau  empfangen.  ©ie  berounberte  itjn 
fetjr  unb  fagte,  er  fet)e  get)n  3>at)re  jiinger  bartn  au3. 

©opt)ie,  bie  fdmett  tjerbeigeftiirgt  mar,  !onnte  nid)t  umt)in,31 
it)rer  2krounberung  mit  (autem  Subet  $tu£brucf  gu  geben  unb 
itjren  $ater  Oolter  greube  gu  umtan^en.  (Bie  fd)aute  it)n 
immer  unb  immer  roteber  an  unb  bcmerfte,  tote  priidjtig  ber 
paletot  it)m  ftunbe32  unb  toie  elegant  er  au^fetjen  roerbe, 
menu  fie  morgen  anf  bie  ^romenabe  gingen. 

„%xo§  Oorgitgtid)en  ©ij3en333  ift  ber  paletot  ein  toenig  gu 
lang  geraten,"  fagte  grau  23o()m.  „£)cm  fleinen  gerjter  ift 
aber  teid)t  abgurjetfcn,  34  baburd)  baft  man  ben  paletot  urn 
eine  ^iertelelle  fiirger  mad)t." 

11.  SaS  ttjat  er  batnit?  18.  ^nmiefern  geftel  (please)  ber 
paletot  germ  33ofym  ?  19.  2Ba$  l)atte  er  baran  ju  tabeln  (find 
fault  with)?  20.  2Beld)e  $xaa,t  rtctjtete  er  beSfydb  an  ben 
©dnteiber?  21.  9&a$  antmortete  ber  ©dmeiber  barauf? 
22.   Wxt  roelcfyen  Morten  ones  ber  (gajnetber  Un  diod  an 


THE  NEW  GREATCOAT.  21 

portly  figure  and  said,  "Up  here  J  it  fits  me  capitally, 
but  it  is  too  long  below.  You  don't  suppose,  2  I  am 
going  to  grow  [any  taller  ] ' 

"  Oh  no,  sir,  certainly  not,  that  did  not  occur  to  me.30 
But  this  style 3  is  just  [the]  fashion  now.  Everybody 
wears  a  very  long  coat,  I  have  sold  hundreds  of  the 
same  cut,  and  have  only  this  one  left." 

Mr.  Bohm  looked  [at]  himself4  once  more  in  the  mir- 
ror, paid  [for]  the  coat,  and  walked  home  with  his  head 
in  the  air. 

His  wife  received  him  with  delight.  l<  How  becom- 
ing the  coat  is  to  you  !"32  she  cried  admiringly.  "  You 
look  ten  years  younger.  Come  quick,  Sophie,  the  great- 
coat is  here.     Just  look  at  your  father !  " 

Sophie  rushed  to  the  spot  and  danced  round  her 
father  full 5  [of  ]  admiration.6 

"  How  fine  you  will  look  to-morrow  when 7  we  go  on 
the  promenade !  "  she  cried  out  in  exultation.8 

"  The  coat  fits  33  excellently,"  said  Mrs.  Bohm.  "  It 
has  only  one  little  fault,  —  it  might 9  be  a  bit  shorter." 


(commend)?  23.  2£o$it  entfdtfofc  fid)  §err  33of)m  enbtid)? 
24.  23etnetfen  ©ie  (prove),  baft  §err  33of)m  ftol^  auf  ben  ^a= 
letot  mar.  25.  Ste  empftng  ifjn  fetne  grau?  26.  2£efd)e$ 
Compliment  madjte  fie  U)m?  27..  $Me  britcfte  (gopfjie  ifyre 
grcubc  cms  ?  28.  SJetdje  SBemerfwtg  mad)te  fie  ?  29.  2Be(= 
djen  getter  bemerfte  grau  SBofym  on  bem  Mod?  30.  2Bie 
tootlte  fie  bem  gel)(er  abt)e(fen  ? 

1  f)ier  oben.  2  Insert  bafe;  21,  22.  8  style,  ©rfjnitt,  m.  4  himself 
=  ftrf).  5  bolter.  6  SBehrenbenreg,/.  7  metre;  21,  22,  17,  20.  8  Transl. 
she  exulted.    9  fonnen;  preterite  subjunctive. 


22  DER  NEUE  PALETOT. 

„£)a3  fjctk  id)  bem  elenben  (Sdjneiber  gleidj  gefagt,"  erroiberte 
£>err  $of)m  triumpfyierenb.  $ber  menu  e£  fid)  urn  bie  neite 
SJcobe  t)anbe(tf35  tuotlen  bie  Seute  nid)t$  bom  Snbcrn  fyoren." 

„($&  ift  nidjt  notig,  fid)  baritbcr  ju  erregen,"  entgegnete 
grau  SBofmt.  „2Benn  unten  §tuet  |)anbbreit  abgefdjnttten 
merben,  rairb  bir  ber  paletot  nid)t  mefyr  h\§  auf  bie  §aden 
gefyen.  36  9Q?orgen  Dor  bem  ©pajtergang  fonnen  totr  biefe 
SHeinigteit  (eidjt  beforgen." 

91m  nadjften  SCftorgen  in  aller  grille  37  nafjm  grau  $ofym, 
et)e  ®emaf)l  unb  £od)ter  fid)  erf)oben  fatten,  ben  ^atetot 
au3  bem  ©durante.  @te  fafy  irjn  t)oEer  greube  an  nnb  mm> 
melte  teife  oor  ftcf)  fyin :  38  „Se|t  roerbe  id)  @d)ere,  Isabel 
unb  ^mira  fjolen  unb  ^raei  §anbureit  oon  bem  paletot  ab- 
fdjneiben,  bamit  er  genau  nad)  ber  Sftobe  au3fief)t  unb  bem 
SSater  bod)  bequem  ft|t,  menu  er  barin  fjerumfpagiert." 

21(3  fie  ben  9tod  uerfiirjt  unb  einen  neuen  ©aum  fyerum- 
gendtjt  Ijatte,  tjtng  fie  ifyn  mieber  in  ben  <3d)ranf. 

©opf)ie  mar  bie  nacfjfte,  bie  aufmadjte.  ©o  gegen  fieben 
Uf)r39  mar  eS  and)  i()r  in  ben  ©inn  gefommen,  40  mie  ber  QSater 
ftcf>  freuen  murbe,  menu  er  ben  bereit3  oerfitr^ten  paletot  tm 
©djranf  fdnbe.  2Sieberum  murben  §raei  ^anbbreit  Oon  bem 
$od  abgefd)nitten  unb  ein  neuer  ©aum  fyerumgenaljt.  „2Bie 
mirb  ber  gute  $ater  iiberrafd)t  fein,"  fliifterte  ©opfyiecfyen, 
aU  bie  Arbeit  ooltenbet  mar. 


31.  -3ttftriefem  triumpfyierte  §err  33otnn  liber  ben  ©djneiber? 

32.  Sa$  antmortete  grau  33ofnn  ifyrem  9Wanne?  33.  2Bann 
nafym  grau  23ot)m  ben  paletot  au$  bem  ©djranfe  ?  34.  2Ba$ 
tr)at  fie  mit  ber  ©djere?  35.  2Ba$  tfyat  fie  mit  9tobel  unb 
^mirn?  36.  SeSljatb  berfitqte  fie  ben  paletot  ?  37.  SBann 
mad)te  ©opfyie  auf?     38.  SBetcfyer  ©ebanfe  lam  ifyr  in  ben 


THE  NEW  GREAT-COAT.  23 

"  Didn't  I  say  it  was 1  too  long !  "  cried  Mr.  Bohm  in 
triumph.  "  But  that  miserable  tailor  would  hear  no- 
thing of  it.2     He  said  this  was  3  the  new  style." 

"  Ah,  well,4  don't  excite  yourself.5  The  coat  reaches  6 
to  your 7  heels,  36  and  two  handsbreadths  must  be  cut 
off  the  bottom.  But  that  is  a  small  matter  and  8  can 
easily  be  attended  to  before  our  walk  to-morrow." 

Very  early  37  the  next  morning  while 9  husband  and 
daughter  were  still  asleep,10  Mrs.  Bohm  rose,  went  to  n 
the  closet,  and  took  out12  the  great-coat.  Then  she  took 
her  thread,  needle  and  scissors,  cut  off  two  hands- 
breadths  from  the  coat,  and  made  a  new  hem  around 
[it].  "  There,13  father,  there,"  she  murmured  joyfully 
to  herself, 38  "  now  you  can  walk  comfortably  in  it;  now 
it  is  quite  in  the  fashion."  —  Then  she  hung  it  back  in 
the  closet. 

About  seven  o'clock  39  Sophie  awoke.  It  occurred  to 
her40  that14  she  might15  surprise  her  father.  So16  she 
took  the  great-coat  from  the  closet,  cut  off  two  hands^ 
breadths,  and  made  a  new  hem. 

"Now  it  is  comfortable  and  in  the  latest  style,"  she 
said  joyfully.     "  How  glad  father  will  be  !" 

topf  ?    39.  2Ba$  n)at  fie  mit  bem  paletot  ?    40.  2£a*  flitfterte 
(£opI)ted)en  our  fid)  f)in  ? 

1  pret.  subjunctive.  The  subjunctive  is  used  in  dependent 
clauses  after  verbs  of  telling,  thinking,  wishing,  hoping,  supposing, 
fearing.  2  of  it  =  bauoit.  3  indirect  discourse,  see  p.  7,  note  7. 
4  nun  ja.  6  bid).  6  flehen.  7  see  p.  13,  note  1.  8  Use  relative  in- 
stead of  "and";  21,  23,  18.  9  nnihrenb;  21,  22.  10  to  be  asleep, 
fcfrtafen,  fdjltef,  gefcfolafen.  u  narf),  with  dative.  12  IjevauS.  18  fo. 
14  baft;  21,  22.    16  fonnen.    16  baljer,  13. 


24  DER  NEUE  PALETOT. 

®$  roar  mm  gang  naturltd),  ba$  ber  erfte  ©ebanfe  be£ 
$ater3,  ber  fidj  erft  gegen  neun  ttfjr  oon  fement  roetdjen  £a^ 
ger  erfjob,  bem  neuen  paletot  gettcn  4X  foflte.  @ofort  be* 
fdjtofc  er,  benfetbert  gum  ©cfjnetber  gu  tragen  unb  etne  95ier- 
telelle  abfd)neiben  gu  taffen,  urn  fetner  gratt  unb  £od)ter 
etne  angenefyme  ttberrafdjung  gu  bcretten. 

(£r  rtef  gang  letfe  ba$  £)tenftmdbd)en  unb  fliifterte  i£)r  gu, 
fie  fofle  ben  9^ocf  oom  ©djnetber  berfitrgen  laffen,  aber  ben 
2)amen  nid)t3  baoon  fagen. 

£)a3  £)tenftmdbd)en  fam  ebenfo  fd)nel(  guritd  rote  fie  ge- 
gangen  roar.  @te  beridjtete,  baf$  ber  ©djnetber  fid)  uber  btn 
2Bunfd)  germ  $of)m§  fefyr  gerounbcrt  Ijabc.  42  @r  roetgere  fid) 
oon  bem  fctjon  gu  lurgen  paletot  nod)  ?ttva$  abgufcbjnetben. 

gerr  $orjm  braufte  unrotflig  auf.  „2Ste  etgenftnntg  bte- 
fer  ©dmetber  tft !  Sft  e3  feme  &ad)t  ober  metne !  $lber  rote 
fjal^ftarrtg  er  aud)  fetn  mag,  er  foil  bennodj  oon  metnem 
paletot  etne  S5terte(eEe  fjerunterfcfjnetben." 

Dbgletd)  ber  ©djnetber  tjefttg  tnit  bem  $opfe  fd)itttelte,  43 
btteb  itjm  ntd)t3  itbrtg,  44  aU  bem  SBefefyl  be3  gerrn  $o()m 
gu  getjorcrjen  unb  em  ©tiid  abgufcfjnetben.  ©arfafttfd) 
ladjelnb  fagte  er  gu  bem  $)ienftmdbd)en,  er  bjoffe,  §err  $of)m 
fdnbe  ben  paletot  nun  lurg  genug. 


41.  $Bcmn  erfyob  fid)  §err  33oInn?  42.  SBoran  baa^te  er  gucrft? 
43.  2Bte  glaubte  er  fetner  grau  unb  Xodjter  etne  angenel)me 
Uberrafdjung  $u  bereiten?  44.  Seld)en  5Iuftrag  (order)  gab 
er  bem  £>tenftmabd)en  ?  45.  SBarum  follte  ba$  ^tenftmabdjen 
ben  £)amen  ntdjts  bacon  fagen?  46.  2S3te  erfiittte  ba$  Dienft- 
mdbdjen  ben  Sluftrag?  47.  $3a$  u'ejs  ber  ©dmeiber  gerrn 
33of)m  fagen?  48.  £)urd)  roetdje  2£orte  brttdte  gerr  33ofun 
feinen  Unrotlleu    (displeasure)    au3?     49.   $3te  britdte  ber 


THE  NEW  GREAT-COAT.  25 

About  nine,  Father  Bohm,  too,  arose  from  his  downy 
couch.  His  first  thought  was  1  of  41  the  new  great-coat. 
He  determined  to  surprise  his  wife  and  daughter. 

"Dorothea!"  he  whispered,  "there  in2  the  closet 
hangs  a  great-coat.  Take  it  to  the  tailor  and  tell  him 
that  I  was3  quite  right,  and  it  is  too  long.  Tell4  him 
to  cut  off  a  good  quarter  of  a  yard.  But  say  nothing 
about  it  to  my  wife,5  for  6  I  want  to  give  her  a  pleasant 
surprise." 

The  servant  went,  but  came  back  quickly. 

"  Mr.  Bohm,"  said  she,  u  the  tailor  was  surprised  42 
that 7  he  was  8  to  cut  off  still  more  of  the  coat.  He  said 
it  was  9  too  short  already." 

"  Tell  that 10  stiff-necked  tailor  that n  this  is  my 
affair,"  blustered  out  Mr.  Bohm.  M  I  ought 12  [to]  know 
better  than  he  how13  long  I  want  to  have  my  coat. 
Just 14  because  15  he  is  so  obstinate,  he  shall  cut  off  a 
quarter  [of  a]  yard." 

The  maid  started  off  again  and  soon  returned. 

"  Mr.  Bohm,"  said  she,  the  tailor  shook  his  16  head  43 
violently,  but  at  last  he  cut  off  a  piece  and  said,  he 
hoped  that 17  now  it  would  be  short  enough  for 18  you." 

@d)neiber  feme  DJftpUltguttg  (disapproval)  iiber  ben  ameiten 
33efel)f  au$  ?  50.  2£a$  fagte  er  311  bent  ©tenfrmabdjen,  al$  er 
ben  paletot  uerfitqt  fyatte  ? 

1  gelten,  gait,  gegolten,  with  dative.  2  in,  with  dative.  8  Use  fjaben; 
indirect  discourse.  4  bejeljlen,  befafyl,  befotjlen,  with  dative.  5  §rau,/. 
6  benn,  15.  7  baft;  21,  22.  8  Use  fotten.  9  indirect  discourse. 
10  bem.  u  bag;  21,  22.  u  Use  muffeii.  13  luic;  21,  24,  33.  14  gcrabe. 
16  h)ei(,  21,  22.  16  See  p.  13,  note  1.  17  baft;  21,  22.  I8  for,  with 
accusative. 


26  DES  LIEUTENANTS  MITTAGESSEN. 

©err  23  o  fun  ftefe  ben  ^ocf  bom  £)ienftmabd)en  in  ben 
©cfyranf  fyangen  unb  roartete  rut)ig  anf  ben  3ettpunft,  roo  er 
barin  anf  ber  ©traftc  erfdjeinen  fonnte. 

2LI&  bie  ,Qtit  gum  ©pagierengerjn  fjerangefommen  roar,  go* 
gen  beibe  3)amen  ©ut  nnb  9Jiante(  an,  fief)  beibe  anf  ben 
5(ugenb(icf  freuenb,  ba  ber  SSater  im  oollen  ©lange  be3 
neuen  paletots  mit  ifynen  auSgefjen  roiirbe. 

Unterbeffen  fjatte  fid)  ©err  23of)tn  Oor  bie  ©tubentfjiir  ge* 
ftcftt  nnb  ben  paletot  brtngen  laffett.  $aum  fjatte  er  3e^r 
ifjn  mit  ©itlje  be3  £)ienftmabd)en3  ftinf  angugiefyen,  a(3  bie 
(Stnbentrjiir  aufflog  nnb  bie  entfefcten  3)amen  tfjtt  in  einer  — 
furgen  Sact'e  baftefjen  fallen. 


3)e3  lieutenants  -iJJftttageffett. 

9?atf)   gri^  Neuter. 

Unter  ben  SBauern  in  SSolbeg!  roar  einft  eine  Rebellion 
au§gebrod)en.  2)  a  biefe  nur  burd)  mi(itdrifcr)e  Snterocntion 
gefdjlidjtet  roerben  lonnte,  erljtelt  ber  Sieutenant  oon  ®arfun* 
fetftetn  ben  ftrengen  S3efef)t,  mit  feinem  Regiment  narf)  3So(= 
beg!  gu  mar)d)ieren. 

2)en  SBefetjl  in  ber  ©anb  (jaltenb,  tarn  er  nad)  ©aufe.  45 
©ein  erfter  23Ucf  fie(  auf  feinen  2Irbeit3tifd).     Sfuf  bemfelbcn 

51.  2Ba$  befall  ©err  23ofym  bem  £)ienftmabd)en  ?  52.  2BeId)en 
3eitpunft  erroartete  ©err  33ofnn  rufjtg?  53.  2£ann  jogen  bie 
£)amen  ©ut  unb  Mantel  an?  54.  2tuf  roetdjen  foment  freu? 
ten  fie  fid)?  55.  2Bo  fteitte  fid)  ©err  33ot)tn  auf  ?  56.  2Ber 
t;alf  it)m  beim  ^Injietjen  be3  paletots?  57.  Onroiefern  roar 
e$  eine  ilberrafdjung  fitr  atfe  brei  ? 


THE  LIEUTENANT'S  DINNER.  27 

"  Very  good,"  said  Mr.  Bohm.  "  Hang  the  coat  in 
the  closet." 

At  last  comes  the  time  for  a  walk.  The  two  ladies 
rejoice  in  anticipation  of  the  moment  when  Mr.  Bohm 
will  appear  on  the  street  with  them,  in  the  full  glory  of 
his  new  great-coat. 

While l  they  are  donning  hats  and  mantles,  Mr.  Bohm 
stations  himself  before  the  parlor  door. 

"  Dorothea,"  he  calls  out,  "  now  bring  me  my  new 
great-coat." 

The  maid  quickly  helps  him  put  on  the  coat.  The 
door  flies  open. 

Mr.  Bohm  stands  before  2  the  horrified  women  in  — 
a  short  jacket ! 


The  Lieutenants  Dinner. 
After  Fritz  Keuter. 

3  Lieutenant  von  Karfunkelstein  comes  home45  one 
day.4  He  holds  in  his5  hand  a  strict  order  to  inarch 
with  his  regiment  to  Woldegk,  for6  a  rebellion  has  broken 
out  there7  which8  can  be  put  down  only  by  military 
force. 

1.  2Be(d)en  23efd)t  erfyteltber  lieutenant  Don  tarfunfelftem? 
2.  SBarum  foUte  er  nad)  Solbegf  marfdjieren  ?  3.  $Bte  fonnte 
tie  ^Rebellion  nur  gefd)(id)tet  toerben?  4.  2Bofnn  gtng  er  nmadjft? 

1  toafyreub.    2  before,  with  dative. 

8  Insert  the  def.  article.  4  eine§  £age8.  5  See  p.  13,  note  1. 
6bentt;15.    7  bort.    8  21,  23. 


28  DES  LIEUTENANTS   MITTAGESSEN 

tag  em  $rief.  (£r  glaubte  bie  |)anbfd)rift  511  erfennen.  £)en 
2kief  f)aftig  aufreifeen  unb  burctjfliegen  46  mar  ba§>  SSerf 
eine§  5rugenMid3.  (Seine  ^erjettSbame,  bie  junge  2Stttx>e 
grau  bon  ©tamant,  erfrcute  itjtt  mit  einer  freunbtidjen  (£in* 
(abung  gum  tjeutigen  9)?ittageffen. 

28a3  fjalf  bem  lieutenant  fern  Samment  unb  ^lagen  !  (£r 
t)atte  ben  ftrengften  SBefefyl,  in  einer  ©tunbe  marfdjbereit  §u 
fein.  2Bie  gern  ptte  er  bie  ©inlabung,  mit  ber  retgenben 
grau  gu  fpeifen,  angenommen  !  (Btatt  bcffen  mufete  er  nun 
gegen  rebefltf  cfje  $auern  marfcfjieren.  @§  mar  ^u  fctjabe !  47 
£)er  Sieutenant  fjdtte  t>or  Srger  rajenb  merben  mogen. 

(£3  btieb  i^m  nicrjt3  anbere3  iibrig,  ate  Sodjen  $afet,  fei* 
nen  $urfd)en,  §it  rufen  unb  ifym  gu  befeljten,  ber  gndbigen 
grau  t>oit  3)tdmarii  feine  2t6mefen()eit  §«  erflaren. 

„£)u  giebft  iljr  einen  gcnauen  23efdjeib  itber  meine  Sage 
unb  fagft  if)r,  ba&  e3  mir  fet)r  (eib  tl)dte,  48  nict)t  it)r  ©aft 
fein  §u  !dnnen." 

£)ann  fragte  ber  Sieutenaut  feinen  SBurfdjen,  06  er  nun  aud) 
genau  miffe,  raa3  er  fagen  fofle. 

„Qn  95efet)(,  49  §err  Sieutenant,"  entgegnete  ber  gute 
Socmen  $afet,  gruf$te  mititdrtfc^  unb  madjte  fid)  fofort  auf 
ben2Beg.50 

2)a  eg  gerabe  OTttag^eit  mar,  fiet  e3  bem  Sieutenant  ein,51 
fid)  fein  gemor;nte3  SO?tttageffen  au<S  bem  §ote(  tjolen  311  Cap 
fen.     (Sr  rief  baf)er  bem  batjineilenben  Sodjett  burd)  ba§  ge* 

5.  2Ba$  fanb  er  auf  feinem  Sirbettsttfdj  ?  6.  2Ba3  tt)at  er 
mit  bem  33rief?  7.  $on  toern  tear  ber  23rief?  8.  2Ba3 
enttjtelt  ber  4Brtef  ?  9.  Sarum  lonnte  ber  lieutenant  bie 
(ginlabung  nidjt  annetjmen?  10.  (Scfyitbern  @ie  feme  ®e* 
fiiljte?    11.  Sen  rief  er?    12.  ©elc&eti  23cfet)l  gab  er  feinem 


THE  LIEUTENANT'S  DINNER.  29 

The  lieutenant's  first  glance  falls  on  a  letter  that x  lies 
on  his  work-table.  He  recognizes  the  handwriting.  The 
letter  is  from  his  lady  love,  the  young  widow,  Frau  von 
Diamant.2  Hastily  he  opens  the  letter,  and  glances 
through  it.46  It  contains3  a  friendly  invitation  for  din- 
ner that  day.4 

The  lieutenant  is  furiously  angry.5  To  march  against 
rebellious  peasants  instead  of  dining6  with  his  charm- 
ing lady,  —  that  is  indeed  a  pity.47  But  complaints  and 
bewailings  do  no  good;  in  an  hour  he  must  be  ready  to 
march. 

He  calls  Jochen  Pasel,  his  servant,7  and  gives  him  a 
precise  account  of  his  plight.  He  bids  him  go  at  once 
to  Frau  von  Diamant  and  explain  the  absence  of  her  in- 
vited guest. 

uDo  you8  know  exactly  what  you  are9  to  say?"  asks10 
the  lieutenant  of  the  boy. 

"Surely,  sir,11"  replies  the  good  Jochen  Pasel,  and 
goes  [on]  his  way.12 

Now  the  lieutenant  is  accustomed  to  have  his  dinner 
brought13  from  a  hotel.     As14  it  is  just  dinner-time,  he 

SBurfdjen?  13.  2Ba$  foflte  3od)en  ber  .  £)ame  facjen? 
14.  $Me  empfing  3od)en  ben  33efel)I?  15.  SaS  rief  ber  lieu- 
tenant bem  bafyinetlenben  3od)en  nad)?  16.  Sarum  ftel  e3 
t()tn  jefct  ein  bteS  ju  tljun?    17.  2Barum  gfanbte  er,  bog  Qo* 

1  roelcfier  21,  23.  2  An  appositive  agrees  in  case  with  its  ante- 
cedent. 8  entljatten,  enthielt,  entfjatteit.  4  Use  adjective.  5  Translate 
rages  from  (oor)  vexation.  6  Use  infinitive  with  ju.  7  93itricf)e,  m. 
8  Use  the  second  person  singular.  9  follen.  10  fragen  governs  the 
accusative.  n  §err  lieutenant.  12  feineS  2Beg8.  18  to  have  brought, 
fief)  Ijoleu  taffeu.    14  ta  ;  see  p.  11,  note  3. 


30  DES  LIEUTENANTS  MITTAGESSEN. 

offnete  genfter  nad),  er  folle  bamt  gleid)  ba§  (Sffert  mtt* 
bringen. 

Stfe  Sodden  ^afel  gu  ber  gnabigen  grail  Don  Clamant 
!am  urtb  biefe  ifyn  ganj  freunblid)  fragte,  \va§  e3  benn  gabe,  52 
ermiberte  er,  er  bringe  etne  (Smpfefylung  an  bte  gnabige  grew 
oon  bent  §errn  Sieutenant.  SSegen  be£  2(u£bred)en3  einer 
Rebellion  in  SBolbegl  mitffe  ber  £>err  £ieutenant  in  einer 
©tunbe  bortljin  ntarfdjieTen  unb  be3r)atb  fet  e3  ifym  unmog- 
licr),  Ijeute  bet  ber  gnabigen  gran  gu  btnteren. 

£)te  £)ame,  ber  biefe  9^acr)ricf)t  letb  tfyat,  fagte,  ba§  mare 
ja  fet)r  fd)abe,  er  ntoge  feinem  |jerrn  tfjr  Skbauern  au3- 
britden. 

@te  erlDartete,  baf$  Socmen  nun  rjeimgefjen  foltte,  unb 
lonnte  nid)t  begreifen,  marunt  ber  nodj  immer  baftet)enbe 
£htrfd)e  bte  Wliifyt  fo  berlegen  in  ber  §anb  rjerumbrerjte. 

(Snbltd)  erllarte  er  attf  ifjre  grage,  marum  er  benn  nid)t 
nad)  |>aufe  ginge,  ba§  ber  Sieutenant  it)m  befor)len  fyabe,  ba$ 
(£ffen  gleid)  mitgubringen. 

$)ie  junge  SBitroe  lonnte  einen  ©paf3  oerftetjn.  53  9?id)t 
orjne  letfe  in  fid)  tjinein  §u  lactjen,  54  lief?  fie  Sodjen  einen 
graven  nut  @ffen  oollgepadten  ®orb  mitgeben. 

S3a(b  erfefjten  Sodden  bamit  Dor  bent  ntittlermetfe  redjt 
Ijttngrig  gemorbenen  Sientenant  liefer  fetjte  fid)  fofort 
nieber,  t»erbrte^ttcr),  ba$  er  nidjt  ntit  feiner  2lngebeteten  fpei= 
fen  lonnte,  fonbern  elenbe§  2Sirt3t)au3effen  rjinuntermitrgen 


d)en  miffen  tuixrbe,  mofyer  er  ba%  G?ffen  ()olen  fotfte?  18.  2Bte 
hntrbe  ^odjen  Don  ber  gnabtgen  Stem  empfangen?  19.  28a$ 
er$al)tte  er  tt)r?  23.  2&a3  ermtberte  bte  £)ame  barauf? 
21.  2Ba3  lam  ber  £)ante  in  feinem  33etragen  (behavior)  fon* 
berbar  t>or?    22.   S8a$  fragte  fie  ifnt  beSljalb?    23.  SBarum 


THE  LIEUTENANT'S  DINNER.  31 

opens  the  window  and  calls  after  the  hurrying  Jochen, 
"And  then  bring  the  food  along  with  you." 

Jochen  comes  to  the  gracious  Frau  von  Diamant. 

"What  is  it,52  my  boy?1"  asks  the  lady  kindly. 

"Compliments  from  my  master  to  the  gracious  lady 
and  my  gracious 2  lieutenant  cannot  come  to  dinner  to- 
day. He  must  march  in  an  hour  to  Woldegk,  where 3  a 
rebellion  has4  broken  out,  and  therefore  the  lieutenant 
cannot  accept  your  invitation  for  dinner." 

"That  is  a  pity!47  I  am  very  sorry !"48 

And  Jochen  Pasel  stands  and  stands  and  whirls  his 
cap  round  in  his5  hand  in  embarrassment.6 

"Well,7  Jochen,  why  do  you8  not  go  home." 

"He  said  that9  I  was  to10  bring  the  dinner  with  [me] 
gracious  lady." 

The  young  widow  laughs  softly  to  herself.  54  She 
knows  how  to  take  a  joke,53  and  she  packs  a  great  bas- 
ket full  [of]  food  and  gives  it  [to]  Jochen. 

In  the  meantime,  the  lieutenant  has  n  grown  very  hun- 
gry and  when12  Jochen  appeal's  with  the  food,  he  sits 
down  to  it  in  ill-humor. 

"Instead  of  dining13  off  the  rarest  dishes  with  my 
adored,"  he  murmurs,  "I  must14  swallow  this  miserable 

toartete  er?  24.  2£te  naljm  bte  £)ame  feme  23otftf)aft  auf? 
25.  2Ba$  Itefs  fie  Qotym  mttgeben?  26.  $n  IMS  fitr  enter 
©timntuna,  (mood)  fanb  $od)tn  ben  lieutenant  ?  21.  2£arunt 
mar  ber  lieutenant  uerbriegttrf)  ? 

1  @of)n,  m.  2  Insert  §err.  3  21,  24.  4  Auxiliary,  see  page  9, 
note  2.  6  Seep.  13,  note  1.  6  SJerlegenljeit,/.  7  9hin.  8  Use  second 
person  singular.  9  21,  22.  10  foUen.  n  See  p.  9,  note  2.  12  See 
p.  3,  note  6.     13  git  tyetjen.     14  29. 


32  DES  LIEUTENANTS  MITTAGES8EN. 

nutfete.  2U)er  \tatt  be£  eroigen  <Sd)tt)ein=  unb  £ammelbraten3 
fat)  er  bie  feltenften  @erid)te  oor  fid).  „2Sa3  Ijab1  id)  benn 
tjier  ?"  murmelte  er,  inbem  er  ®efiuge(,  ^aftetenr  @efrorene3 
unb  ®ud)en  entbedte.  5113  fogar  eine  gtafcfje  (Srjampagner 
gum  $orfd)etn  fam,65  bad)te  er,  e£  fonnte  oiefleidjt  ein  §od)* 
geitgfcfjmau^  im  28irt3t)au3  fein.  2(ber  ba  er  Socmen  gerufen 
unb  itjn  bariiber  befragt  fyatte,  erraiberte  biefer,  ba$  (£ffen  fet 
ja  toon  irjr. 

„9$a3?"  fdjrie  ber  lieutenant,  „tt)o  fagteft  bit,  bafi  ba3 
©ffen  f)er  fei?"56 

Site  Socmen  naio  erftarte,  er  ijabe  ba$  ©ffen  bod)  oon  ber 
gnabigen  grau  gleid)  mitbringen  follen,  fcfjien  ber  Qorn  be3 
Sieutenant^  fetne  ©rengen  gu  fennen. 

Sr  nannte  Sodjen  ben  allergro^ten  (5fe(,  ber  je  auf  gtoet 
SBeinen  rjerumgelaufen  fei  unb  toetterte  lange  unb  rjeftig  gegen 
feine  beifpiellofe  2)ummf)ett. 

(Snbtid)  tobt  fid)  aud)  ein  Sieutenant^orn  au3.  ^acfjbem 
er  ein  bifedjen  rufjiger  geraorben,  befcfjlofj  er,  bie  fcrjonfte  Sorte 
tm  Stonbitortaben  gu  !aufen  unb  biefelbe  an  grau  oon  £)ia= 
mant  gu  fcfjiden.  £>af)er  gab  er  Socrjen  brei  %fydec*  au§ 
feiner  23orfe  unb  befatjl  irjm,  eine  £orte  gu  f  auf  en  unb  ber 
gnabigen  grau  gu  iiberbringen. 

„©age  if)r  bieS  radrttidV'  befafjl  ber  Sieutenant:  „3d)  bin 
alS  (£fe(  langft  belannt  unb  bitte,  baf$  ©ie  mir  meine  S)umm- 

28.  2Borin  beftanb  (consist)  ba$  2Birt$hau$effen  gemblmttd)? 

29.  2£a3  fanb  ber  lieutenant  in  bem  $orbe?  30.  2Bie  erftarte 
er  fict)  bie  Uberrafdmng  (surprise)?  31.  SBeldje  (Srflarung 
gab  3<>d)en?  32.  33efd)reiben  fie  bie  (Scene,  roetdje  biefer 
(Srflarung  folgte.    33.  2Bie  beabfidjtigte  ber  lieutenant  ba% 

*  one  thaler  =  75  cents. 


THE  LIEUTENANT'S   DINNER.  33 

hotel-fare,  the  everlasting  pork  and  mutton  roast.  But 
what  is  this?  Fowl,  pastry,  ices,  cake,  and  even  a  bottle 
of  champagne ! " 

"Jochen,"  he  calls,  "is  there  a  wedding  feast  at 
the  hotel?" 

"No,  sir,  this  is  from  her." 

"Where  did  that  food  come  from?"66  shouts  the  lieu- 
tenant. 

"Why,1  from  Frau  von  Diamant.  I  was  to  bring  the 
food  with  me." 

The  lieutenant's  wrath  knows  no  bounds. 

"  Jochen  Pasel,  you  are  the  greatest  ass  that  goes  about 
on  two  legs!"  he  shouts  in  anger.  "You  were  to  bring 
the  food  from  the  hotel,  not  from  Frau  von  Diamant ! " 

After2  the  lieutenant  has  vented  his  fury,  he  takes 
three  thalers  from  his  purse  and  says  to  Jochen,  "Here 
are  three  thalers.  Go  at  once  to  the  confectioner's  and 
buy  the  finest  cake3  he  has  in  the  shop.  Do  you  under- 
stand me  correctly,  you  ass?" 

"At  your  service,4  lieutenant,"  responds  Jochen  Pasel. 

"  Take  the  cake  to  Frau  von  Diamant.  Say  that  you 
have  long  been  known  as  [an]  ass,  and  that  she  must5 
graciously  pardon  you.     If6  the  cake  tastes  half  as  good 

SJSevferjen  (mistake)  feineS  33urfdjen  tuteber  gut  ju  tnatfjen? 
34.  Witoxti  ©elb  gab  er  3od)en?  35.  SaS  folfte  er  batntt 
tfjim?  36.  Selcfje  4Botfd»aft  fottte  er  ber  gnabigen  grau 
iDortlid)  uberbringen? 

1  nun.  2  nadjbem,  21,  22,  29.  3  Supply  the  relative  pronoun 
"which;"  the  relative  pronoun  can  never  be  omitted  in  German. 
4  Insert  §evr.    6  mbgcn.    6  wemi,  21,  22,  29. 


34  DES  LIEUTENANTS  MITTAGESSEN. 

f)eit  gnabigft  oergeitjen  mogen.  ©3  rotrb  meinem  |jerra  Steu- 
tenant  bie  gr5j$te  SBonne  fettt,  iDenn  bie  £orte  3f)nen  fyatb  fo 
gut  fdjmeden  follte,  tote  ifmt  3f)r  ERtttageffeit* 

Qtoeimal  fragte  ber  Sieuteuant,  ob  Socmen  and)  redjt  ber- 
ftanben  t)abe,  roie  er'3  fagen  folk,  unb  ^toeimal  entgegnete  ber 
gute  Socmen  ^cifel  n>$a  SBefeljf,  §crr  Stentenant. " 

3od)en  mad)te  fid)  fofort  auf  ben  28eg,  ber  gndbigen  gran 
ben  $ud)en  §n  it6erbringen. 

2113  er  tf)r  etne  @mpfcf)Iung  Don  bent  |jerrn  lieutenant 
metbete,  tmterbrad)  fie  iljn  mit  ber  grage,  roa3  er  ba  ©djoneS 
bringe.  9Iber  Socmen  furjr  unbefummert  mtt  feiner  $otfd)aft 
fort:  „9Jten  |>err  Steutenant  ift  af$  (£fet  tangft  Belannt 
nnb  — 

„©t!  @t!"  Iad)te  bte  gnabtge  grau,  „ba$  Ijaben  fair  fd)on 
geftmfjt"  — 

ffUnb  bittet  <Ste,  itmt  bte  £)ummt)eit  gnabigft  $u  oer^eifyen 
nnb  fdjtcft  3fynen  eine  %orte,  bte  foil  fur  <Ste  etne  2Bonne 
fehi.- 

£)ie  gnabtge  gran,  toetdje  toafyrenb  btefer  sJM>e  fyeqtid) 
geladjt  Ijatte,  britdte  etnen  Skater  in  bie  §anb  be3  SBurfdjeit 
nnb  fagte,  fie  roiirbe  mit  bem  §errn  lieutenant  fpater,  nad) 
fcincr  r3uru^unftf  uber  bie  ©ac^e  fprerfjen. 

Statt  nnn  fort^ngetjen,  ftanb  Sodjcn  ba,  a&  ob  er  niema(3 
Hon  ber  ©telle  raeic^en  raollte. 

2)ie  £)anb  t>or  fid)  fytnfjaltenb,  57  ftarrte  er  auf  ben  Ztjakx, 
mtt  roeldjem  iv)n  bte  £)ame  fur  feine  Wltye  belofynen  raollte. 
Wan  follte  meinen,  er  fyatte  nie  oortjer  einen  Scaler  ge- 
fefyen. 

37,  2Barum  fragte  ber  lieutenant  ^eitnat,  ob  $od)en  iljn  aud) 
red)t  oerftanben  fyabe?    38.  2£ie  (autete  bie  ^Introort  be$  guten 


THE  LIEUTENANT'S  DINNER.  35 

to  her  as  her  dinner  [did]  to  me,  I  shall  be  more  than 
happy.     Have  you  understood,  stupid  donkey?" 

"At  your  service, 49  lieutenant,"  replies  the  servant. 

And  Jochen  goes  and  takes  the  cake  to  the 
lady.1 

"The  lieutenant's  compliments  to2  Frau  von  Dia- 
mant"  — 

"What  are  you  bringing  there,  my  good  lad?" 

—  "and  says  he  has  long  been  known  as  [an]  ass,"  — 
"St!  St!"  laughs  the  lady,  "we  know  that  already. " 

—  "and  you  must3  graciously  pardon  him,  and  here  is  a 
cake  to  give4  you  joy." 

The  lady  laughs  heartily. 

"Tell  the  lieutenant  we  will  talk  about  the  matter 
later,  when  he  comes  back."  While  speaking,5  she 
presses  a  thaler  into  his  hand  as6  [a]  reward  for  his 
trouble. 

She  thinks  that7  now  Jochen  will  go,  but8  he  does  not 
stir  from  the  spot.  He  holds  out  his  hand  and  stares 
into  it9  as  if10  he  never  had  seen11  a  thaler  before. 

3od)en  ^pftfel?  39.  2£a$  melbete  ^odjtn  ber  anabigen  grau 
juerft?  40.  9)2tt  meldjer  grage  unterbradj  fie  ifyn?  41.  Qn* 
nnefern  cinberte  Qodjcn  bte  SBotfdjaft  be$  lieutenants? 
42.  gitfyren  @te  bte  Sttebe  .^djenS  tDortttcf)  an !  43.  SBetdjen 
(Stnbrutf   (impression)    ntadjte    bte    9?ebe    auf    bte   £)ame? 

44.  SBarum  brMte  fie  $od)en  einen  Scaler  in  bte  ganb? 

45.  33efd)retben  <Ste  3od)en$  $3etragen ! 

1  36.    2  an.    8  mogen;  preterit  subjunctive.    4  bereiten. 

5  Use  clause  introduced  by  mafyrenb,  21,  22,  68.  c  urn  .  . .  311, 
use  infinitive  with  git.  7  21,  23.  8  15.  9  ijtnein.  10  al8  ob,  21,  22. 
11  pluperfect  subjunctive. 


36  MtiNCHHAUSENS   ABENTEUER. 

gran  oon  SBtamani,  toe&fje  glaubte,  baft  je£t  ctKe3  in  Orb* 
mmg58  fetf  fragte  ityn  enbltd^,  raoranf  er  nod)  raarte. 

Socmen  entgegnete,  bie  gnabige  grau  fyabe  if)m  ja  nnr 
einen  Stealer  gegeben,  ber  Stufym  tyaben  itynen  aber  felber 
brei  gefoftet. 


$ie  ^knteuer  be$  grei^crrn  turn  Sttimdjljaufetu 

£)er  greityerr  Don  ^iind^anfen,  raetd)er  im  oorigen  Satyr* 
tyunbert  anf  fetnem  ^nte  in  ber  probing  ^annooer  lebte, 
pflegte  feinen  grennben  nnb  Sagbgenoffen  gern  oon  feiner 
SBergangentyeit  ^u  er^atylen. 

„(£inft,"  tynb  er  an,  „reifte  id)  gu  $ferbe59  bnrcty  bm 
norblictyen  £eil  *)3oten3.  Qt§  tear  ein  nngemotynlicty  fctynee* 
reidjer  Winter,  ©tunbenlang  reite  id)  bnrcty  bie  obe  ©ctynee* 
toitfte  batyin.  @3  tonnbert  mid),  baft  id^  im  Sanfe  etne3 
gangen  Staged  !ein  ein^ige^  2)orf,  leine  ©ctyente  nod)  fonft 
ein  ein^elneS  |>au3  antreffe. 

Xobmiibe  fteige  id)  enbltcf)  bei  5tnbructy  ber  dactyl  oom 
^Sferbe  nnb  preife  mid)  gliidlicty,  ein  grofte<3  $rot  mitgenommen 
$n  tyaben,  ba$  id)  e^rltd)  mit  meinem  9toftletn  teile.  3)aranf 
binbe  id)  mein  ^ferb  an  eine  5lrt  SBanmftnmpf,  ber  au£  bem 

46.  £)urd)  tr>e(rf)e  neue  £)ummtyeit  redjtferttgte  (justify)  er  be$ 
SieutencmtS  Sfteimmg  :  „&  Soctyen  'pfel,  toaS  bift  bu  fitr'n  @fel"? 

1.  2Bie  tyeiftf  ber  §e(b  (hero)  ber  ®efrf)id)te?  2.  Sann 
lebte  ber  grettyerr  Don  3ftimd)l)aufen?  3.  2Bo  lebte  ber  gret* 
tyerr?  4.  2Bte  amiifterte  er  oft  feme  greunbe?  5.  $n  meldjem 
Sanbe  retfte  er  etnft?  6.  3n  toelcfyer  S^re^eit  (season)? 
7.  23efctyreiben  Sie  bie  ^anbferjaft !    8.  2Boriiber  nmnberte  er 


ADVENTURES   OF  MUNCHHAUSEN.  37 

"Why  do  you  still  stand  there?  What  are  you  waiting 
for?"  finally  asks  the  lady.     "It  is  all  right  now!"58 

"No,"  replies  Jochen,  "this  is  only  one  thaler.  The 
cake  costs  us1  three." 


The  Adventures  of  Baron  von  Munchhausen. 

2  Baron  von  Munchhausen  is  said 3  to  have  lived  in 
the  last  century  on  an  estate  in  the  province  of  Hano- 
ver. Among 4  the  stories  of 5  his  past  life  which  he 
used  to  relate  to  his  friends,  was  one  about 6  a  journey 
on  horseback  through  Poland. 

He  used  to  begin  with  a  description 7  of  the  unusually 
snowy  winter,  and  of  the  barren  waste  of  snow  through 
which  he  had  8  to  ride  for  hours  at  a  time.9 

He  began  to  wonder  (at  it),  he  said,  that 10  he  did  not 
come  to  a  village  nor  n  [to]  a  single  house  in  the  course 
of  a  whole  day.  But  at  nightfall  he  was  so  tired  that 
he  had  to  dismount  were  he  was.  After 12  he  had  tied 
his  horse  to  a  sort  of  stump  projecting 13  out  of  the  snow, 
and  had  shared  with  the  animal  a  large  piece  of  bread 
which  he  had  been  so  provident 14    [as]   to  bring  with 

fid)  auf  btefer  SRetfe?    9.  3Barum  ftteg  er  enblid)  t>om  ^ferbe? 
10.  2£e3f)a(b  burfte  er  fid)  gutcfltd)  preifen? 

1  Insert  felbcr. 

2  Insert  the  def.  article.  8  Use  active :  man  fagt .  bafj ;  see  p.  23, 
note  1.  4  unter,  with  dative.  6  auS,  with  dative.  6  iiber,  with  ac- 
cusative. 7  ©efdjreibwtg. /.  8  miiffen.  9  At  a  time,  fyintereinanber. 
10  21,22.  n  tueber  .  .  .  nod).  12  itadjbem;  21,  22.  13  Relative  clause 
or  adjective,  46 l,  71 2.     M  tootftajtig. 


38  MUNCHHAUSENS  ABENTEUER. 

@d)nee  bjeroorragt.  3d)  felber  aber  ftrede  mid)  auf  ben 
©d^nee  au£  unb  netjme  ben  battel  a(3  ®opffiffen. 

£)anfbar  empfinbe  id)  e£,  bafc  ber  fdjarfe  Sftorbnrinb  ptd^tid) 
in  einen  fanften  Stauroinb  iiberger)t. 

28ei(  id)  fo  abgefpannt  bin,  oerfaHe  id)  in  einen  roafyren 
£obe£fd)Iaf,  au3  bent  id)  erft  ettoad)e,  al$  e3  feller  Stag 
geraorben  ift. 

Ungcnnf3,  ob  id)  nod)  trdume,  blide  id)  umfyer.  2Bie  grofc 
ift  mein  (£rftaunen,  at£  id)  mid)  mitten  in  einem  2)orfe  untoeit 
ber  S!ird)e  liegen  finbe. 

5m  erften  2lugenbitde  fetje  id)  nid)t3  t)on  meinem  ^ferbe, 
aber  ptotrtid)  f)b're  id)  eS  l)od)  in  ber  £uft  itber  mir  roietjern. 
3d)  fctjaue  in  bie  |)d()e  unb  rua3  glauben  ©ie  root)!,  ma3  id) 
fet)e?  |)0d)  oben  an  ber  <Spi£e  be£  Stird)turme3  fydngt  mein 
Perb. 

©ogleid)  roirb  mir  alle3  liar.  3d)  t)atte  ba$  £>orf  gctn^ltdt) 
Oom  ©d)nee  bebedt  gefunben,  bie  £urmfpi£e  fitr  einen  2kum= 
ftumpf  get)atten60  unb  mein  ^ferb  baran  gebunben.  SSatjrenb 
meine3  ©d)(afe£  mar  nun  alter  ®d)nee  toeggefcrjmotgen  unb  id) 
fo  affmdrjtid)  bi<$  auf  ben  53oben  fjerabgefunten. 

$or  alien  2)ingen  mufete  id)  mein  ^Sferb  auS  feiner  unbe- 
quemen  Sage  befreien.  Sd)  netjme  meine  ^iftote  unb  §erfd)ief;e 
bie  guget,  fo  bafc  mein  braOer  SReifegefdfyrte  fad)t  am  S£urm 
fjeruntergteitet  unb  mid)  fefjr  erfreut  begriif$t.    2Sir  fcljren  in 


11.  2Beld)e  33orberettungen  (preparations)  mad)te  er  fiir  bie 
9?ad)t?  12.  (gdu'lbern  @te  ben  Sitterung&oedjfel!  13.  2Ba$ 
bemeift,  bag  er  fet)r  mitbe  mar?  14.  SBarum  gtaubte  er  nod)  ju 
traumen,  a(3  er  erroadjte?  15.  Sie  mad)te  fid)  fetn  ^Pferb  be- 
merfbar?  16.  So  [)ing  fetn  ^ferb?  If.  $3te  erltarte  er  fid) 
bteS  atteS?    18.  2£te  befretre  er  ba3  ^Pferb? 


ADVENTURES   OF  MUNCHHAUSEN.  39 

him,1  he  was  thankful  to  stretch  himself  out  upon  the 
snow,  with  his  saddle  for  [a]  pillow. 

He  called  himself  fortunate  when  he  perceived  that 
the  cold  north  wind  had  2  suddenly  changed  to  a  softer 
wind,  and  soon  he  closed 3  his  eyes. 

"On  awaking4  from5  the  deep  sleep  into  which6  I 
had  fallen,  and  looking7  around,"  the  baron  con- 
tinued,8 "  where  do  you  suppose 9  I  found  myself  ?  " 

And  he  would  describe 10  his  astonishment  as  he  looked 
about.  To  find  himself  lying  u  in  the  midst  of  a  village 
made  him  uncertain  whether12  he  was  still  dreaming  or 
not.  But  he  could  hear  his  horse  whinnying,13  and  when 
at  last  he  looked  upward  and  saw  it  hanging 13  from  the 
top  of  the  church  tower,  everything  became  clear  to  him. 

He  saw  that  since 14  the  snow  had  entirely  covered  the 
village,  the  evening  before  it  was  not  strange  that  he 
should  have  taken  60  the  tower  for  a  stump  and  tied  his 
horse  to  it,  because  the  snow  had  entirely  covered  the 
village  the  evening  before.  Then  as  the  snow  gradu- 
ally melted  away  during  his  sleep  he  had  sunk  down  to 
the  ground  without  waking.15 

The  baron  now  hastened16  to  free  his  horse  from  its 
uncomfortable  situation  by  shooting 17  through  the  reins, 
so  that  it  could  slide  gently  down  the  tower.  After 18 
he  had  joyfully  greeted  his  old  comrade,  he  decided  to 


1  him  =  ftd).  2  See  p.  9,  note  2.  8  fdjftefjen,  fdjlofc,  gefdjfoffen.  4  93eim 
Slufroadjen.  5  ou«.  6  21,  23.  7  Clause  with  tnbem,  68.  8  fort'fatyren, 
fuhr  fort,  fortgefaljren.  9  Insert  bafj.  10  Preterite  of  befrfjreibeit,  be- 
fdjrieb,  befcbrieben.  n  Infinitive.  12  ob,  with  subjunctive;  21,  22. 
i8  Use  infinitive,  71.  "  See  p.  11,  note  3.  15  Infinitive  with  311,  71. 
10  (id)  beeilen.    "  Clause  with  iubem,  68.    18  nad)bem;  21,  22. 


40  MUNCHHAUSENS  ABENTEUER. 

einem  @aftf)ofe  ein  unb  erquiden  un3  betbe  an  etnent  erfrt- 
fdjenben  griifyftiid. 

3d)  mad)e  bafetbft  bie  $efanntfd)aft  eineS  *poftitton3,  ber 
roie  idj  tm  ©d)nee  ubernad)tet  rjatte.  @r  fyingt  feirt  §orn  an 
einen  Jftagel  am  tamin  unb  fe£t  fid)  §u  %ifcfje.  5(ber  tua3 
glauben  ©tc  too^t,  ma£  gefd^tet)t  ?  £rara,  trara !  £)a£  £oro 
beginnt  Don  felbft  $u  blafeu. 

2)ie  SDMobien,  meld)e  ber  ^ofttlfon  geftem  rjineingeblafen 
fyatte,  maren  namlid)  in  bcm  |)ornc  cingefroren.  £)a  bie 
2Barme  bie  %one  nad)  unb  nad)  fdjmoi^,  brangen  fie  Har  unb 
melobifd)  l)eroor.  28ir  fatten  o()ne  90M)e  ba^  intereffantefte 
Xafelfon^ert. 

©ie  raiffen,  meine  §erren,  baft  id)  em  paffionierter  Sager 
bin.  (£ine£  %age3  oerfotge  id)  einen  nmnberlidjen  §afenf  ber 
oier  giifje  am  $aud)e  unb  bier  auf  bcm  SRitden  rjatte.  2Benn 
bie  beiben  unteren  $)3aare  mube  maren,  brefjte  er  fid)  gefdjidt 
urn  unb  fyrang  mit  feinen  beiben  frifdjen  ^aaren  mciter.  3d) 
fyabe  nie  mieber  einen  arjniicfjen  §afen  gefef)n,  unb  id)  tyatte 
U)n  and)  mofjl  nie  of)ne  meinen  oor^uglicrjen  SSinbrmnb  ge^ 
fangen.  £)iefe3  Heine  %kx  lief  fo  auf3erorbent(idj  rafd),  ba$ 
er  ben  |>afen  uberrjoite.  53et  Sag  unb  bei  9rad)t  mar  er  gteid) 
gut  gu  braudjen.  3n  ber  9iad)t  banb  id)  ibjm  eine  Saterne  an 
ben  ©crjman^,  mit  ber  er  meinen  *)3fab  bclcud)tete.  S)iefe3 
28inbfpiel  lief  f o  lange  in  meinem  SDienfte,  bis  er  fid)  £ulct$t  bie 

19.  2Ba3  tljat  er  urn  fid)  $u  ertyolen  (refresh)?  20.  SBeffen 
33efamttfd)aft  mad)te  er  tm  ©aftfyofe?  21.  So  tjatte  and)  ber 
^oftiflon  ubernadjtet.  22.  2Be(d)e$  ttmnberbare  (Sreignte  fanb 
ftatt?  23.  Sie  erflarte  er  bie$?  24.  2Ba$  fitr  ein  lounberbareS 
Xier  oerfolgte  er  einrnal  auf  ber  -3agb?  25.  2£eSf)atb  wax  e$ 
fo  farmer,  ben  §afen  ju  fangen?  26.  -Snnnefern  wax  ber  §unb 
bem  greitjerrn  bei  %laa)t  nii^Iia)  ? 


ADVENTURES   OF  MUNCHHAUSEN.  41 

stop  at  a  hotel ;  and  here,  he  had  another  strange  ad- 
venture.1 

While  2  he  was  eating  a  refreshing  breakfast,  he  made 
the  acquaintance  of  a  man  who  had  seated  himself  at 3 
the  same  table.  The  latter,4  a  postillion,  said  that  he 
had  also  spent  the  night  in  the  snow.  "  Suddenly,"  the 
baron  said,  "  [there]  came  clear  and  melodious  tones 
from 5  the  postillion's  horn,  which 6  was  hanging  on  a 
nail  by  the  chimney. 

The  horn  was  playing  of  itself!  The  melodies 
which,7  the  day  before,8  were  frozen  into  the  horn  as 9 
soon  as  the  postillion  had  blown  them  in,  were  now  be- 
ing gradually  thawed 10  out  by  n  the  heat.12  A  more 
interesting  table  concert  would  be  hard 13  to  find. 

Another  of  this  passionate  hunter's  adventures  is  as 
follows.14  A  hare  was  once  being  pursued  by 15  a  grey- 
hound, when  16  the  baron  noticed,17  that  the  former  had 
eight  legs,  four  on  its  back.  When 18  its  two  lower 
pairs  were  tired,  it  would  turn  over  and  spring  away  on 
its  two  fresh  [pairs].  He  hardly19  expected20  to  get  it, 
for  he  saw  that  it  could  be  overtaken  only  by  21  a  dog 
which  could  run  remarkably  fast.  But  his  excellent 
greyhound  finally  caught 22  it. 

The  baron  could  use  this  little  dog  at  night  as  well 
as23  in  the  day-time,  for  with  a  lantern  tied24  to  its  tail, 

1  5tbentcucr,  n.  2  luahreno,  68.  8  an,  with  accusative.  4  Slefcterev. 
6  au8.  6  and  7  21,  23.  8  am  Sage  border.  9  as  .  .  .  as,  fo  . . .  tine. 
10  auf  tauen.  n  burd),  with  accusative.  12  £>ifce,/.  13  fd)tt)er.  14  fol* 
genbe8.  15  Hon,  with  dative.  16  See  p.  3,  note  6.  17  bemerfen. 
18  If  when  is  equal  to  whenever,  it  must  be  translated  by  luenn;  21, 
22.  19  faum.  20  erroarten.  21  Don.  22  faugen,  fing,  gefangen.  23  jo» 
tt)oI)t  al8.    24  Verbal  adjective  or  relative  clause,  45  *. 


42  MUNCHHAUSENS  ABENTEUER. 

SBetrte  b\§  btcf)t  unter  bem  Seibe  meggetaufen  tjatte.  $Cuf  feine 
alten  %age  fonnte  id)  ba£  £ier  baf)er  frequent  at£  £)ad)3f)unb 
gebraudjen. 

(£ine£  £age£  fdjeittfjt  mein  Sinblumb  einen  prad)tigen  §trjd} 
auf,  gerabe  in  bem  foment,  a(3  id)  alle  meine  Shtgetn  uerfd)uffen 
Ijatte.  3d)  labe  fofort  mit  ^uluer  unb  tt)ue  eine  §anbt)oK 
S!irfd)ferae  barauf,  bie  id)  gxifdlltg  in  ber  £afd)e  fjatte.  3)aimt 
fdjiefje  id)  nad)  bem  |)irfd)e  unb  treffe  ifjn  genau  in  ber  SO^ttte 
§tt)tfd)en  bem  ©emeit).  ©inen  5lugcnbtid  mar  er  betaubt,  fdjtoanft, 
rafft  fid)  jebod)  mieber  auf  unb  crgreift  ba§  |jafenpamer.  62 

(Sin  obcr  ^mei  Safyre  fpciter  jagte  id)  mieber  in  bemfetben 
SSalbe.  £)a  lommt  ein  ungemofyntid)  ftarler  §trfdj  gerabe 
auf  mid)  gu  mit  einem  itber  gefyn  gufj  f)ot)en  fd)5nen  SHrfd)- 
baume  gmifdjen  bem  @emeify.  Dcatitrlid)  faltt  mir  gleid)  mein 
friirjerer  ©dmfj  mit  ben  Strfdjfernett  ein.  fofort  fdjide  id) 
bem  £)irfd)  eine  ®ugel  buret)  ben  Slopf  unb  aU  er  $u  $oben 
fattt,  Ijabe  id)  gfetdj  2Sitbbraten  unb  Comport,  benn  ber  8aum 
f>tng  uoll  ber  t)errtid)ften  reifen  ^trfdjen. 

(£inft  (duft  ein  §afe,  ben  id)  Derfotge,  quer  iiber  ben  2Seg. 
3n  biefem  2lugenbttde  fiifyrt  eine  $utfd)e  mit  gtoei  fdjoncn 
£)amen  auf  bemfelben  2$ege  ^toifdjen  mir  unb  bem  ^afen 

21.  2Betd)en  (Smfmjs  (influence)  t)atte  ba$  mete  £aufen  auf  ben 
§unb?  28.  2Bie  tieg  fid)  ba$  2Binbfpiel  auf  feine  alten  £age 
gebraudjen?  29.  2Ba$  fiir  ein  £ter  fd)eud)te  ber  §tmb  eme$ 
£age$  auf?  30.  Sarum  gefcfyal)  bie$  in  einem  ungimftigen 
(unfavorable)  foment?  31.  2Barum  t»ermod)te  ber  greifyerr 
boa)  gu  fd)ie^en?  32.  2Bo  traf  er  ben  girfd)?  33.  ^mtuefent 
mar  ber  ©djuft  ein  Sttifterfolg?  34.  23efd)reiben  ©ie  ben  ©irfd), 
a(3  ber  gretfyerr  il)n  mieber  fat) !  35.  2£ie  tbtete  er  beu  ©irfd)? 
36.  2Bol)er  nat)tn  er  ba$  tompott  gum  23raten?  37.  Soburd) 
murbe  ber  23aron'  baran  oerfyinbert,  einen  §afen  p  uerfolgen? 


ADVENTURES   OF  MUNCHHAUSEN.  43 

it  served  him  to  light  his  path.  It  finally  wore  off  its 
legs  close  under  its  body.  But,  as  1  it  could  then  be 
used  as  [a]  "Dachshund,"  it  remained  in  his  service 
until  its  last  days. 

One  day  the  baron  found  so  much  game,2  that  he  shot 
away  all  his  bullets.  Just  then  a  fine  stag  was  started 
by 3  his  dog.  Taking 4  some  cherry-stones  from  his 5 
pocket,  the  baron  at  once  decided6  to  load  with  powder, 
put  in  a  handful  [of  the]  cherry-stones  from  his  pocket, 
and  shot  at  the  stag. 

The  animal  was  hit  in  the  middle  of  the  forehead,7 
but  in  spite  of  8  some  staggering 9  it  succeeded  61  in  tak- 
ing 10  to  its  heels  and  escaping.10 

Two  years  later,  when  n  the  baron  went  to  the  same 
wood  to  hunt,  he  saw  a  strong  stag  coming  12  up  to  him. 
He  says  that  he  remembered 13  his  former  shot.  He  no- 
ticed that  a  cherry-tree,  ten  feet  high,14  full  of  the  finest 
cherries,  was  growing  15  between  the  horns  of  the  animal. 
Therefore  he  only  had  to  send  a  bullet  through  its 
head  to  have  both,16  venison 17  and  sauce. 

Once  the  baron  saw  a  hare  running 18  diagonally  across 
the  road.  In  pursuing 19  it,  his  horse  gracefully  sprang 
through  the  open  windows  of  a  carriage  which  had20 
(just)  come  between  him  and  the  hare.  The  baron 
would  have  taken  off  his  hat  and  begged  pardon  of  the 

1  See  p.  11,  note  3.  2  2BUb,  n.  3  Don.  4  clause  with  iitbcm;  68. 
6  see  p.  13,  note  1.  6  befdjltefien,  befd)toft,  befrfjloffen.  7  @tirn,  /. 
8  tro^bem,  21,  22.  9  Use  preterite.  10  Use  infinitive  with  jit,  711. 
11  See  p.  3,  note  6.  12  Use  infinitive.  13  fid)  eminent.  14  Insert : 
which  was  full,  71,  2.  15  roadmen,  nmdjs,  gettmdjfen.  16  beibeS. 
17  SSitbbret,  n.  *8  Use  infinitive.  19  Clause  with  u)(if)renb;  21,  22. 
20  See  p.  9,  note  2. 


44  MUNCHHAUSENS  ABENTEUER. 

norbei.  Wtm  $)3ferb  fefct  fo  gra§io3  unb  rafdj  buret)  ben 
2Sagen,  beffen  genfter  geoffnet  marcn,  bafy  id)  meber  ben  §ut 
abnetjmen  nod)  bie  3)amen  um  SBe^eifyung  bitten  fonnte. 

9xad)bem  id)  an  bemfctben  9?ad)mittage  25  bi£  30  §afen  ge- 
rjegt  nnb  gefangen  Ijatte,  fommt  mir  etn  <2umpf  in  ben  2Seg.  3d) 
gebe  meinem  9toffe  bie  (Sporen,  allein  ber  @aut  fpringt  gu  fur^ 
nnb  SRofj  nnb  Dietter  fallen  bi£  an  ben  |xtfe  in  ben  SCtforaft. 

£)a,  metne  |>erren,  gait  e£  fcfjnelle  §iilfe.  63  3d)  um= 
flammere  mit  beiben  ©djenfeln  feft  ba$  eble  Sier,  erfaffe  mit 
ber  red)ten  §anb  meinen  eigenen  $opf  *  unb  —  giefje  mid)  mtfe 
famt  bem  ^ferbe  gtudftd)  in  bie  |)ol)e. 

3n  bemfelben  2lugenblide  fliegt  eine  9lttgaf)l  nrilber  (Snten 
au£  bem  ®ebitfd)  be3  fumpfigen  Ufer3  auf.  3d)  mill  fofort 
einen  ficfyeren  ©djufj  tfjun,  allein  id)  bemcrfe  $u  meinem  fcger, 
baf3  ber  (Stein  town  gtintenfyafyne  abgefprungen  ift. 

SRafd)  entfdjtoffen  bffne  id)  ben  §at)n  nnb  lege  bag  ©emerjr 
an  bk  33ader64  §tcle  65  unb  fd)(age  mid)  felber  mit  ber  gauft 
rjeftig  in3  $luge,  gcuer  nnb  gunfen  ftieben  mir  au§  ben  5(ugen 
nnb  entgnnben  ba§  ^ufoer.  2)er  ©djufj  Qefjt  lo3  66  unb  trifft 
fiinf  ^aar  (Snten,  t)ier  ($dnfe  unb  einige  2Bafferrjiir)ner. 

3a,  ja !  @eifte3gegenraart  ift  bie  ©eele  manntjafter  %t)aten, 
fie  l)itft  im  Seben  gu  unerroarteten  (Srfotgen. 

Unb  nun,  meine  §errenr  fei?3  fiir  fyeute  genug.  giir  ben 
ndcfjften  5(benb  nerfpredje  id)  itjnen  einige  befonberg  merf- 
miirbige  3agbgefcrjicfjten." 

38.  ^luf  tr>eld)e  2Beife  triumpfyierte  er  itber  bie  (Sdjnuertgfeit? 

39.  SSc^alb  !am  er  fid)  unt)oflicr)  (impolite)  Dor?  40.  Qxi* 
mtefern  t)atte  er  am  fetben  9?ad)mittage  ®Utd?  41.  SSeldjeS 
gefdfyrltdje  5lbenteuer  ertebte  er?  42.  2Bte  l)alf  er  fid)  au$  ber 
©efaljr?  43.  2Ba$  gefdjat)  in  bemfelben  Slugenbtide?  44.  2Bel* 
d)e$  war  bte  Urfacfye  feineS  2irger$?   45.  28oburd)  crfefete  er  ben 


ADVENTURES  OF  MUNCHHAUSEX.  45 

ladies  sitting1  in  the  carriage,  if2  his  horse  had  not 
gone3  so  quickly  that  he  could  not  do  this.4 

The  baron  says  that  on  the  afternoon  of  this  wonder- 
ful adventure,  he  also  hunted  and  caught  [from]  twen- 
ty-five to  thirty  hares.  Then,  however,5  his  horse, 
in  trying6  to  leap  across  a  slough  which  lay  in  his  way, 
had  the  misfortune  7  to  sink  up  to  his  neck  in  the  mud. 

Never  could  there  be  greater  need  of  immediate  help.  63 
In  an  instant  the  baron  had  gripped  the  horse  firmly  with 
his  legs  and  seized  his  own  queue  *  with  his  right  hand. 
Thus  hunter  and  horse  were  drawn  safely  into  the  air. 

At  this  moment  he  noticed  a  number  of  wild  ducks 
flying  8  out  of  the  bushes.  He  could  have  made  a  sure 
shot  if  the  flint  of  the  musket  had  not  sprung  off.  But 
he  knew  what  to  do.  He  relates  that  when  he  had 
taken  aim,  66  he  struck  himself  in  the  eye,  and  so  many 
sparks  flew  out  that  the  powder  was  set  on  fire  and  the 
shot  went  off.  66  Five  pair  of  ducks,  four  geese  and  a 
few  water-hens  were  hit. 

At  the  end  9  of  this  story  the  baron  always  used  to  re- 
mark,10 that  presence  of  mind  often  led  u  to  unexpected 
results  in  life  and  was  the  soul  of  manly  deeds.  And 
when  he  had  related  enough  for  one  evening,  he  would 
promise  still  more  remarkable  stories  for  the  next. 

SScrluft  (loss)  be*  @teine«  tjom  gUntenl)ctl)n?  *  46.  2Ba$  traf 
er  mtt  bent  (gd)uffe?  47.  2£e(d)e  Sefyre  gog  er  au$  alien  biefen 
®eftf)irf)ten?    48.  Sa$  oerfprad)  er  ben  §erren? 

1  71 2.  2  roeim,  21,  22.  8  laufen,  lief,  getaufen.  4  Transl.  e«.  5  je* 
botf).  6  Clause  with  tnbem ;  68.  7  Unglfidf ,  n.  8  Use  either  infinitive 
or  relative  clause.    9  2tm  (Snbc.    10  bemerfen.    u  fttljren. 

*  In  olden  times  gentlemen  wore  pig-tails  or  queues. 


46  DIE  TEVFEL  AUF  DER  HIMMELSWIESE. 

$>ie  £eufel  auf  ber  $umtte&toiefe« 

SBefannttid)  fommen  gute  ®inber,  tuenn  fie  fterben,  in  ben 
pummel  itnb  roerben  GnigeL  SSenn  ifjr  aber  zttoa  glaubt,  baft 
fie  bort  ben  tieben  langen  £ag  md)t§  tf)un,  aU  fjerumfliegen 
nnb  tjinter  ben  SKolfen  ^Berftecfen  fpielen,  fo  irrt  ifjr  end). 

£)ie  ©ngelfinber  finb  fdmfyf(id)tig  roie  bie  2ktben  nnb 
SDcabdjen  auf  ber  (£rbe.  ©ie  mitffen  an  ben  28od)entagen 
t)ormittag£  brei  nnb  nadjmittagS  ^roei  ©tunben  in  ber  (£nge^ 
fdmk  ftfcert. 

£)a  fdjreiben  fte  ntit  golbenen  ©riffeln  auf  filbernen  £afeln 
unb  \tatt  ber  9I$(£'23ud)er  fjaben  fie  TOird)enbud)er  ntit 
bunten  SBilbern.  ($eograpl)ie  (emeu  fie  nid)t,  benn  roogu 
braud)t  man  int  .grimmet  Qsrbfunbe,  unb  ba§  (£inmaletn<§  !ennt 
man  in  ber  (Sroigfeit  gar  nid)t 

©ngelfdmttefyrer  ift  ber  horror  gauft.  £)er  roar  auf  (Srben 
SOtogifter,  unb  roegen  einer  gettnffen  ®efdj)id)te,  bie  nid)t  f)terf)er 
geljort,  muft  er  nod)  breitaufenb  Safjre  im  ^immel  @d)u(e 
f)a(teu,  efye  bie  grof3en  gerien  fitr  itjtt  beginnen. 

TOttrood^  unb  ©onnabenbnadpittag  fjaben  bie  Heinen 
(£ngel  frei ;  bann  tuerben  fie  uom  £)oftor  gauft  auf  ber  ffiildy 

ftrafse  fpa^ieren  gefiifjrt.     ©onntagg  aber  biirfen  fie  t)or  bem 

» 

l.  2Ba3  nrirb  au$  guten  $tnbent,  foenn  fie  fterben?  2.  2Ba$ 
glauben  mete  £eute,  ba$  fie  im  §immel  tfyun  ?  3.  -Sntmefern 
l)aben  bie  Qmgelfmber  nid)t$  t)or  ben  (Srbenlinbern  uorau$? 
4.  2Bie  tange  fi^en  fie  in  ber  @d)ute?  5.  2Bie  unterfdjeibet 
(distinguish)  fia)  bie  ($ngel$fdmfe  oon  Qrrbenfdjuten  ?  6.  $3er 
ift  Gmgelfdmlfefyrer?  t.  2Bie  fommt  gauft  baju,  (SngelfdjuUel^ 
rer  su  fete?  ©telje  ®oetf)e$  „gauft",  II.  Steil,  33.  T211  ff. 
8.  2Bte  (ange  muft  er  nod)  ©cfyute    fatten?    9.  2fa  ir>e(d)en 


DEVILS  IN  THE  MEADOWS  OF  HEAVEN.         47 

The  Devils  in  the  Meadows  of  Heaven. 
By  Rudolph  Baumbach. 

Many  people  :  suppose2  that  good  children  who  have3 
died  and  gone  to  (the)  heaven,  have  nothing  to  do  but4 
(to)  amuse5  themselves.  But  these  people  are  mistaken,6 
for  if  the  angel-children  merely  flew  about  all  day  long 
and  played  hide-and-seek  behind  the  clouds,  the  angel- 
school  would  not  exist.7 

In  this  school,  where  the  multiplication  table  is  not 
known8  and  no  geography  is  needed9,  the  little  angels 
learn  to  read  out  [of]  fairy-story  books  with  bright  pic- 
tures instead  [of]  out  [of]  A-B-C  books,  and  for10  writ- 
ing11 they  have  silver  slates  and  golden  slate  pencils. 
And  when  they  have  been  in  school  three  hours  in  the 
morning  and  two  in  the  afternoon,  they  are  not  at  all 
tired.12 

Doctor  Faust  is  the  school-teacher  in  heaven.  If  a 
certain  story  belonged  here,  you  would  see  why  he  has 
to  keep  school,  after  having  taught13  on  earth.  They 
say14  however,  that  in  three  thousand  years  the  great 
vacation  will  begin  for  him. 

Every  Wednesday  and  Saturday  afternoon,  which  the 
little  angels  have  free,  Doctor  Faust  takes  them  to  walk 
on  the  milky  way.    But  what15  they  especially  delight  in, 

9tod)mittaa,en  fjaben  bte  (Sngel  fret  ?  10.  $>a3  tl)ut  ber  £>r.  gauft 
tnit  tfynen  an  ben  freten  Xagen? 

1  £eute,  pi.  2  Qtaitben.  8  See  p.  9,  note  2.  4  al§.  5  ftcf)  amii- 
jteren.  6  ftd)  trrcu.  7  bafein  or  friftieren.  8  befannt.  9  uotig.  10  jit, 
11  Verbal  noun  with  def.  article.  12  niiibe.  13  lefyren.  14  man  jagt. 
15  tuo ruber. 


48  DIE  TEUFEL  AUF  DER  fflMMELSWIESE. 

|nmmet<8tf)or  auf  ber  groften  2Btefe  fpielen,  unb  barauf  freucn 
fte  ftdj  fd)on  bie  gauge  3Bod)e.  SDie  SKiefe  ift  nidjt  grim,  fon* 
bern  btau,  unb  taufenb  unb  abertaufenb  filberne  unb  gotbene 
SBlumen  mad)fen  barauf.  (Sie  fdjeinen  in  ber  Sftacfjt,  unb  fair 
9ftenfd)en  nennen  fie  ©terne. 

SKenn  fid)  bie  (Sngel  bor  bent  |rimmet3tf)or  t)erumtummeln, 
ift  ber  SDottor  Sauft  nid)t  gugegen,  benn  ber  muf3  fid)  am 
©onntag  oon  ber  9ftuf)fa{  ber  oergangenen  2$od)e  ert)oten. 
£)ie  2luffid)t  fitfjrt  bann  ber  tjeilige  ^etru^,  ber  am  Inmmel^ 
tt)or  SSac^e  tjatt.  (£r  $a$t  auf,  baft  e3  beim  ©piel  pbfd) 
orbentlid)  -mgetjt,  unb  ba$  fid)  feiner  berlciuft  ober  oerfliegt. 
SBenn  fid)  aber  einer  gu  meit  oom  £l)ore  entfernt,  fo  pfetft  er 
auf  fetnem  golbenen  (Sdjtiiffel,  ba§  tjeiftt  „%uvMl" 

(Sinmal,  e£  mar  gerabe  fetjr  I)etJ5  im  ^immel,  ift  ber  tjetftge 
^etru^  eingefd)lafen.  2Bie  ba$  bie  (Sngel  gemerft  tjaben,  finb 
fie  auggefdjroarmt  bat) in  unb  borttjin  unb  Ijaben  fid)  itber  bit 
gauge  2Bie)e  gerftreut.  £)ie  Unternetjmenbften  Don  ifjnen  aber 
finb  auf  (Sntbedungcn  au^gegangen  unb  finb  am  (Snbe  an  bie 
©telle  gelommen,  mo  bie  2Bctt  mit  23rettern  gugefdjtagen  ift. 
(£rft  fyahtn  fie  gefucrjt,  ob  nictjt  irgenbmo  etne  fRi^e  mare,  burd) 
metcfje  man  btingeln  tonne,  bann  aber,  raie  fie  teine  £itde  ge^ 
funben,  finb  fie  bie  SBrettermanb  t)inaufgeftettert  unb  geftattert 
unb  tjaben  rjittiibergefcrjaut. 

£)ruben  auf  ber  anbern  ©eite  mar  bie  |joEe,  unb  Dor  bem 

11.  SBorauf  freuen  fie  fid)  fdjon  bie  ganje  Sodje?  12.  23e* 
fdjreiben  ©te  bie  §immet3roieje !  13.  2£er  fitfyrt  fyier  bie 
2tuffid)t?  14.  Sarum  ift  ber  £)r.  gauft  nicfyt  pgegen? 
15.  2Md)e3  finb  bie  ^flidjten  be$  fyeiligen  ^3etru3?  16.  2Ba$ 
fitr  ein  Signal'  giebt  er  3Utr>ei(en  ben  (Sngem?  17.  Scum 
giebt  er  ba§  (Signal'  ?  18.  2Bie  lam  e$,  bag  fie  einmat  oljne 
2tufftd)t  fm'etten?    19.  S03U  benu^ten  fie  biefen  foment'? 


DEVILS  IN  THE  MEADOWS  OF  HEAVEN.         49 

is  playing  on  the  great  blue  meadow  before  the  gate  of 
heaven.  On  Sunday  they  are  allowed1  to  play  here, 
where  grow  the  thousands  upon  thousands  [of]  shining2 
golden  and  silver  flowers  which  are  called  stars  by  us 
mortals. 

There3  they  are  supervised4  by5  Saint  Peter,  whose 
duty6  it  is  to  keep  watch  at7  the  gate.  Doctor  Faust  is 
not  present,  for  he  needs  rest8  in  order  to  recover  from 
the  toil  of  the  past  week.  Saint  Peter  takes  care  that 
none  of  the  little  angels  go  too  far  from  the  gate.  He 
has  a  golden  key  on  which  he  can  blow  if  any  of  them 
should  try  to  run  or  fly  away,  and  they  know  that  means 
"Come  back." 

Usually  9  everything  goes  very  nicely  in  their  play.  But 
once,  on  a  very  hot  day,  Saint  Peter  fell  asleep.  The  lit- 
tle angels  soon  noticed  it,  and  scattered  hither  and  thither 
over  the  whole  meadow.  Some  were  so  enterprising  [as] 
to  go  on  explorations,  until  they  finally  came  to  the  place 
where  long  ago10  the  world  was  shut  in  with  boards.  Af- 
ter diligent11  search  they  could  not  find  the  smallest 
crack  through  which  they  could  peep,  so 12  they  had  Jo 
flutter  up  and  look  over. 

There  on  the  other  side  they  saw  a  crowd  of  little  coal- 

20.  2Ba$  fljaten  bie  Unterneljmenbften  ?  21.  5(n  toelcfye  ©telle 
finb  emtge  gelommett?  22.  Seldjen  23erfud)  madjten  fie,  burd) 
hit  23rettertDcmb  gu  fef)ti?  23.  $Me  gelang  e$  ifynett  enblicr), 
itber  bie  33retteni)cmb  gu  fdjauen  ?  24.  2£a$  bef anb  fid)  auf  ber 
anberen  (Sette? 

1  Trans.,  is  it  to  them  allowed.  2  gtanjenb.  8  bort.  4  beaufftdjttgen. 
6  Don.  •  Wicf)t,  /•  7  an.  8  9htf)e,  /.  9  ©ewotynltdj.  10  Dor  longer 
3eit.    "fletfjig.    12  jo  bafe. 


50  DIE  TEUFEL  AVE  DER  HIMMELSWIESE. 

.JpoHentfyor  Ijctt  fid)  gerabe  erne  Sftenge  lletner  %eufel  Ijerum- 
getrieben.  £)ie  Waxen  foljlfdjroarg  unb  Ijattcn  Corner  am 
®opf  unb  Ijmten  lange  ©djtoanse.  3uf^^9errac^le  fa*)  e*ner 
Oon  ben  Steufeln  in  bie  ,£>of)e  unb  nafyn  bic  ©ugel  toafjr,  unb 
afebalfc  baten  fie  fk^entlic^  urn  GSMajj. 

„£af$t  un3  bod)  auf  lurge  3ett  in  ben  $immd,"  fle^ten  fie. 
„2Btr  Oerfpredjen,  un£  ba  gang  fein  unb  maniertid)  aufgu- 
fiitjren." 

Querft  fjaben  bie  lleinen,  fcfyoargen  ®er(e  ben  (Sngetn  gc- 
fallen. 

„$)ie  erbarmen  ntid),"  flufterten  ctnigc. 

„£aJ3t  un£  bm  arnten  Sxufetn  ba§  unfdjulbige  SSergnitgeu 
gonnen,  e<3  fonnte  roofyt  ntcf)t^  fd)abett, M  67  meinten  anbere. 

„3d)  toeif},  too  bie  SafoMcitcr  ftel)t,"  fagte  einer  oon  itjnen. 
„©ie  ift  in  ber  9iumpellammer.  £af$t  vm8  fie  Ijerbeifdjleppen." 

£>ie  anbern  toilligten  ein,  unb  balb  v)abm  fie  bte  Setter  itber 
bie  SBretterOergdunung  gefyoben  unb  in  bie  |)oIIe  gelaffen. 

©ogleicf)  fiub  bie  gefdjrodngten  $urfd)e  bte  ©prof  fen  t)erauf= 
geHettert  nne  bie  ?(ffen,  bie  Qsngel  fjaben  ifynen  bie  |)dnbe  ge^ 
reirfjt,  unb  fo  finb  bie  Xeufct  auf  bie  §tmmeb3tt)ieje  gclommen. 

9(ttfang3  betrugen  fie  fid)  gang  orbentlid).  ©tttfam  fctjrttten 
fie  einrjer  unb  trugen  i()re  ©djttmnge  al§  <3d)(cppen  im  Strm, 
tuie  ifynen  ba$  be3  Xeufete  (Sfroftmutter,  bie  Die!  auf  Slnftanb  68 
v)ait,  beigebracfjt  rjatte. 

(£3  bauerte  aber  ntcrjt  langcr  69  fo  ttmrben  fie  au^gelaffcit, 
fdjlugen  SRdber  unb  ^urgetbdume  nub  grofylten  bagu  \vk 

25.  33efdn*etben  @ie  bte  (Scene  t>or  bem  goftentljor !  26.  2Bte 
!am  e$,  ba£  bte  £eufel  bteQntgel  getoafyr  ttmrben?  2t.  Urn  \va% 
baten  bie  £eufe(?  28.  Sa$  t>erfprad)en  fie  ?  29.  5lu§  meldjen 
©ritnben  (reasons)  gerodfyrten  bte  (Sngel  bte  23ttte  ?  30.  28ie 
nmr  e$  iiberfyaupt  mogUa);  bte  £eufe(  in  ben  gimme!  ju  (affen  ? 


DEVILS  IN  THE  MEADOWS   OF  HEAVEN.         51 

black  devils,  with  horns  on  their  heads  and  long  tails  be- 
hind, idling a  about  before  the  gate  of  hell.  No  sooner2 
had  the  angels  been  perceived  by  one  of  the  little  devils, 
who  happened  to  be  looking  upward,  than  all  his  com- 
panions3 began  to  beg  for  admission  into  (the)  heaven. 
They  begged  that  the  angels  would4  let  them  in  for 
just  a  short  time,  and  promised  that  they  would  behave 
themselves  very  properly. 

The  angels,  who  were  pleased5  with  the  little  black 
fellows,  began  to  whisper  that  they  were  sorry  for  the 
poor  little  devils,  and  to  think  that  they  might  safety6 
grant  them  this  innocent  pleasure. 

One  of  them  said  that  he  knew7  where  (the)  Jacob's 
ladder  was  standing  and  proposed8  that  they  bring  it 
there.  They  succeeded  in  raising 9  it  over  the  barricade 
of  boards  and  letting  it  down.  The  little  tailed  fellows 
there  below  could  climb  like  apes,  and  were  soon  in  the 
heavenly  meadows. 

The  devil's  grandmother  is  said10  to  have  a  great  re- 
gard for  propriety  68  and  to  have  taught  them  all  to  carry 
their  tails  over  their  arms  like  trains,  and  to  walk  about 
properly.  But  such  orderly  behavior11  was  not  often  to 
be  expected12  from  them,  and  it  was  not  long69  before 
they  began  to  be  ungovernable,  to  turn  cart-wheels  and 

81.  So  ftanb  bie  3afob$leiter  ?  32.  SBefdjretben  Sie  bte  to 
funft  (arrival)  ber  £eufel !  33.  3:titDtcfcm  tOQX  \\)x  SSetragen 
cmfcmgS  orbetttttd)  ?  34.  SBcr  fjatte  tljnett  3faftanb  betgebradjt  ? 
35.  SKoburd)  belief  en  fie,  bag  fie  edjte  £eufel  ttmren? 

1  Kelative  clause.  2  fobalb  trif.  8  ®efaf)rte,  m.  (-n).  4  Subjunc- 
tive of  niogen.  6  Use  active.  6  ofyne  ®efaf)r.  7  miffen.  8  t)or'frf)tageu. 
9  Infinitive  with  ju.    10  follen.    n  23etragen,  n.     u  Active,  infinitive. 


52  DIE  TEUFEL  AUF  DER  HIMMELSWIESE. 

etfjte  XeufelSrangen.  2)en  bratien  3#onb,  ber  freunblid)  au3 
einem  .'pimmetSfenfter  f)erDorfd)aute,  fpotteten  fie  au$,  miefen 
ifym  bie  3unQe  im^  ntadjtett  tfjm  lange  Deafen.  70  ©cC)lie^ttc6) 
fingen  fie  an,  bte  53lumen,  bie  auf  ber  2$iefe  ftanben,  au^u- 
raufen  unb  auf  bie  (£rbe  fjinuntequroerfen. 

3>e|t  rourbe  c<3  ben  (£ngeln  bang,  unb  fie  bereuten  e3  bit* 
ter,  bafy  fie  bie  unfauberen  ©dfte  in  ben  |)immet  gelaffen 
fatten.  <Sie  baten  unb  brotjten,  a6er  bie  £eufel  fefyrten  fid) 
an  nid)t<3  71  unb  trieben  e3  immer  toller. 

3)a  raedten  bie  Qntgel  in  Ujrer  5(ngft  ben  fyeiligen  $)3etru3 
unb  geftanben  ilnn  reumutig,  raaS  fie  getfyan  fatten,  ©er 
fd)lug  bie  §anbe  itber  bem  $£op\  gufammen,  al§  er  ben  Un* 
fug,  bm  bie  Steufel  trieben,  geroafyr  tourbe.  72 

,,9Jtorfd),  t)inein !"  bonnerte  er,  unb  bie  SHeinen  fd)lid)en 
mit  l)dngenben  Sliigeln  buret)  ba§  %fyov  in  ben  <§immef. 

SDann  rief  @an!t  ^eter  ein  paar  tjanbfefte  Qhtget  tjerbei. 
£)ie  fingen  bie  £eufetSbraten  unb  bradjten  fie  baf)in,  raofu'n 
fie  get)5rten. 

SDte  (Strafe  blieb  nicfyt  au£.  £)rei  ©onntage  f)intereinan~ 
ber  burften  bie  fleinen  (Snget  nidfjt  t)or  ba§  ,£)immef3tf)or. 
SBenn  fie  fpa^ieren  gefiit)rf  ttmrben,  mufcten  fie  §uDor  ifjre 
gliigel  lo^fcf)nalIen  unb  ben  §eiligenfd)ein  ablegen,  unb  fur 
einen  (Sngel  ift  e§  eine  grofje  ©cfjanbe,  menu  er  ot)ne  gtugel 
unb  tgeitigenfdjein  t)erumlaufen  mufe. 

(£tma3  ©ute3  fyatte  bie  ©ac£)e  aber  bod).     £)ie  ©lumen, 

36.  SBte  benafymen  fie  fid)  gegen  ben  Sftonb?  37.  Sag  tfyaten 
fie  mit  ben  33lumen,  bie  auf  ber  Siefe  ftanben?  38.  23efdjrei* 
ben  ©ie  bie  ©efitfyle  ber  (Sngel !  39.  2Bie  t)erfud)ten  fie  bie 
£euf el  gur  dlutyt  ju  beroegen  ?  40.  SBeldjen  (Srfotg  (success) 
fatten  tfjre  £)rot)ungen  ?  41.  2Bo$u  entfd)loffen  fid)  bie  (§ngel 
in  ifyrer  2lngft?    42.  $n  toefdjer  2Beife  britdte  @an!t  'peter 


DEVILS  IN   THE  MEADOWS   OF  HEAVEN.         53 

to  shriek  like  real  devils.  Then  they  dared1  to  ridicule 
the  moon,  which  they  saw  looking  out  of  a  window  in 
heaven.  Finally  they  noticed  the  flowers  on  the  meadow, 
and  soon  they  had  torn  up  many  and  thrown  them  down 
to  the  earth.  In  spite  of2  their  entreaties3  and  threats,4 
the  little  angels,  who  had  now  become  frightened,  could 
not  prevent5  their  guests  from  carrying6  on  more  and 
more  madly. 

Then  the  angels,  bitterly  regretting7  their  deed,  de- 
cided8 to  wake  Saint  Peter  and  confess  everything  to 
him.  When  he  became  aware  of  the  mischief  72  which 
the  devils  were  doing  in  heaven,  he  was  very  angry.9 
Clapping10  his  hands  together  over  his  head,  he  com- 
manded n  the  angels  with  thundering  voice  to  march  in. 
When  the  last  little  [one]  had12  crept  through  the  gate, 
he  had  a  few  strong  angels  called  to  him.  The  devils 
were  soon  caught  and  carried  where  they  belonged. 

The  little  angels  were  told  that13  punishment  would 
not  be  delayed,  and  that  they  might  not  go  before  the 
gate  [for]  three  Sundays  in  succession.  And  a  greater 
disgrace  was  their  having  to  take  off  their  wings  and 
lay  aside  their  halos  when  they  went  to  walk. 

Nevertheless,14  the  affair  was  not  without  some  good. 

fetnen  ,3orn  cms  ?  43.  2BaS  befall  er  ben  (Sngetn  ?  44.  2Bte 
fdjltdjen  fie  bnrd)$  ghnmetstyor  ?  45.  2Ben  rief  @anft  ^eter 
gur  ©ttlfc?  46.  2Ba$  gefdjat)  mit  ben  £eufein?  47.  #e* 
fdjretben  Sie  bie  (Strafe,  roeldje  bic  (Sncjel  erfyielten  1 

1  hmgen.  2  trofc,  with  genitive.  8  and  *  S3ittcu  unb  S)rot)ungen. 
5  I)inbern.  6  Infinitive  with  ju.  7  Relative  clause.  8  befdjliejjen* 
9  sormg.  10  Clause  with  inbem.  n  befeljleH.  12  See  p.  9,  note  2. 
13  Insert  def.  art.    u  trofebem. 


54  DER   PROZESS. 

toeldje  bie  Xeufet  auSgertffen  unb  auf  bie  (Srbe  getoorfen 
fatten,  fdjlugen  SSurget  unb  mefyrten  jtd)  Don  3afyr  gu  Safyr. 
greilid)  oerlor  bie  ©ternblume  ute(  oon  ifyrer  rjimmlifdjen 
©d)one,  aber  Itebli^  angufefyn  ift  fie  immer  nod)  mit  ifjrer 
golbgelben  @d)eibe  unb  bent  fUbertoetfjen  ©trcdjlenfrang. 
Unb  toeit  fie  fyimmlifdjen  UrfprungS  tft,  fo  toofjnt  tfjr  etne 
gang  befonbere  $raft  inne.  SBernt  ein  SOfagblein  mit  Qtvd- 
fel  tm  ©emitt  bie  raeifeen  flatter  be3  £Uutenftern3  eingetn 
ab^upft  unb  bagu  einen  geroiffen  @prudj  raunt,  fo  raeife  fie 
beim  le^ten  SBtattlein  gang  fidjer,  roa3  fie  gu  hriffen  begefyrt. 


$er  $roge$  urn  be£  @fcl^  Srfjattetu 

2lu8  2Btdanb8  ©efd)id)te  ber  Slbberiten.    (SBerfiirjt.) 
1.  ftapittl. 

(Sin  3af)nargtf  uamen3  (Strutfyion,  raelcrjer  in  ber  (&tabt 
5Ibbera  in  ®ried)enianb  anfdffig  mar,  mietete  eine§  %age£ 
fiir  ein  beftimmte3  (Mb  einen  (£fel  al£  fReittter,  um  in  ber 
benadjbarten  ©rabt  ©erania  feinen  SBeruf  au§guiiben. 
^Intfyraj,  ber  (Sigentiimer  be<3  (SfelS,  begteitete  tfjn  gu  gufte,  73 
um  ba$  Stter  gu  beforgen  unb  abcnb£  roieber  nad)  ^aufe  gu 
bringen.     $)er  SSeg  fiiljrte  itber  eine  grofje  §eibe.     (§&  roar 

48.  2Ba$  nmrbe  cm$  ben  33tumen,  toeldje  bie  £eufe(  auf  bie  @rbe 
getoorfen  fatten?  49.  2Beld)e  23eranberung  (change)  erlitten 
bie  33lumen?  50.  2Bie  nennen  toir  \>k  fyimmtif  d)en  33htmen? 
51.  Sie  fiet)t  bie  ©ternbfume  mis?  52.  2Be(d)en  33etoei$ 
(proof)  ttjre^  hjmmlifdjen  UrfprungS  giebt  fie  nod)  fyeute? 
53.  SBeldje  2Borte  fprtd)t  ba$  Sftaabteht  beim  2Iu$rutofen  ber 
flatter  ?    (£r  (iebt  mid)  —  liebt  mid)  nidjt. 


THE  SUIT.  55 

People  say1  that  the  flowers  thrown2  upon  the  earth  by 
the  little  devils,  took  root  and  increased  from  year  to 
year.  We  all  like3  to  look  at  the  golden  disk  and  white 
crown  of  the  star-flower.  Although  4  much  of  its  heavenly 
beauty  is  of  course  lost,  a  special  power  is  said  to  re- 
side in  it,  by  virtue  of 5  its  heavenly  origin.  Many  [a] 
maiden  has  pulled  off  its  petals  one  by  one,  while  6  she 
whispered  a  certain  formula,  so  that  with  the  last  petal 
she  might  know  what  she  was  longing  to  find  out. 


The  Suit  about  the  Donkey's  Shadow. 

From  Wieland's  History  of  the  Abderites.     (Abbreviated.) 

Chapter  1. 

One  day  Struthion,  a  dentist  established  in  the  city 
[of]  Abdera,  wished  to  practice  his  calling  in  the  neigh- 
boring city  of  Gerania.  Since  the  way  which  led  there 
was  very  long,  he  rented  a  donkey  for  a  certain  sum. 

" 1  shall  accompany  you  on  foot,  73  Sir,"  said  the 
owner,  a  mule-driver  named  Anthrax,  "  because  I  want 
to  take  care  of  the  donkey  and  bring  it  home  in  the 
evening." 

As  they  were  going  over  a  great  plain,  the  dentist  be- 

1.  2Ber  war  (gtrurtjton?  2.  2Bo  war  (gtrutljiott  anfcifftg? 
2Be$t)a(b  mtetete  er  fid)  ehten  (Sfel?  4.  2Ber  war  Stntljrar? 
5.  2Be3f)atb  beateitete  2fatf)ra$  ben  ^aljttarjt  ?  6.  SBofjin  fuljrte 
ber  2Beg? 

1  man  fagt.  2  Relative  clause.  3  to  like,  gent  mogeu.  4  trofebem. 
6  megen,  with  genitive.    ■  tufifjrenb. 


56  DER  PROZESS. 

mitten  im  ©ommer  unb  bie  $\§e  be3  £age£  fefyr  groJ3.  £)er 
gatmargt  fat)  fid)  (edjgenb  nad)  einem  fd)attigen  Pa£  urn, 
mo  er  einen  2Iugenblicf  abftcigen  unb  ettpaS  frtfcfje  Suft 
fdjityfen  fdnnte.  2lber  tocit  unb  breit74  mar  meber  23aum 
nod)  ©tranc^  gu  fef)en.  Grnblid),  aU  bie  §i|e  itnertrdgttdf) 
gu  merben  anfing,  mad)te  er  fealt,  75  ftieg  ab  unb  fetjte  fid)  in 
ben  ©fatten  be3  (Sfefo 

ff9^nnf  §err,  ma3  mad)t  3§t  ba,"  fagte  ber  ©feltreiber, 
„ma3  foil  ba£?"76 

„3d)  fe|e  mid)  ein  menig  in  ben  <Sd)atten,"  oerfe(3te 
(Strutfyion,  „benn  bie  (Sonne  praflt  mir  gang  un(eiblid)  auf 
ben  ©djabel" 

„  Stout,"  mein  guter  §err,"  erttriberte  ber  anbere,  „fo  fyaben 
mir  ntc^t  gef)anbe(t !  77  3d)  oermietete  cud)  ben  (£fe(,  aber 
be§  ©djatten£  murbe  mit  leinem  28orte  babei  gebad)t." 

„3f)r  fpafjt,  guter  greunb,"  fagte  ber  S^narji  lad)enb, 
„ber  ©fatten  gefyt  mit  bem  (£fe(,  ba3  Oerftetjt  fid)."78 

„(£i,  beim  ^immel!  ba§  Oerftet)t  fid)  nid)t,"  rief  ber  (£fe(= 
maun  gang  tro^ig ;  „ein  anbere^  ift  ber  (£fe(,  tin  anbere^  ift 
be3  (SfelS  ©d)atten.79  3f)r  fyabt  mir  ben  (£fel  urn  fo  unb  fo* 
trie!  abgemietet.  ^attet  3f)r  ben  ©fatten  aud)  ba%n  mieten 
moUen,  fo  fjattet  Sf)r'3  fagcn  miiffen.  SCRit  einem  2$ort,  80 
§errf  ftel)t  auf  unb  fefct  Sure  9toife  fort,  ober  begat)(t  mir  fur 
be£  (£fe(3  ©fatten,  ma<8  bitfig  ift." 

„2Ba3?"  fd)rie  ber  gatjnarjt,  „id)  tjabe  fur  ben  ©fe(  be= 
gafjtt  unb  foil  je£t  aud)  nod)  fiir  feinen  ©djatten  bega()(en  ? 
9tonnt  mid)  felbft  einen  breifad)en  (£fel,  menu  id)  ba§  ttjue ! 
3)er  (£fe(  ift  einmal  biefen  gangen  £ag  mein,  unb  id)  mill 
mid)  in  feinen  ©djatten  fefcen,  fo  oft  mir'3  bcltcbt,  81  unb  ba- 
vin fi^en  btetben,  fo  fange  mir'3  beliebt ;  barauf  !onnt  Sfyr 
(£ud)  oerlaffen !  "82 


THE  SUIT.  57 

gan  to  find  the  heat  of  the  summer  day  almost  unendu- 
rable. He  could  scarcely 1  get  a  breath  of  fresh  air,  and 
far  and  wide  74  no  shady  place  was  to  be  found.  At  last 
the  sun  shone  so  unbearably  hot  upon  his  head,  that, 
after  he  had  looked  about  him  in  vain2  for  a  tree  or 
bush,  he  determined  3  to  stop  75  and  to  sit  down  a  minute 
in  the  shadow  of  the  donkey.  As  he  dismounted,  how- 
ever, Anthrax  asked  him,  what  he  was  doing  and  what 
it  meant,  76  and  demanded  4  that  he  should  either  5  pay 
for  the  shadow  or  get  up  and  continue  his  journey. 

The  dentist,  who  thought  that  the  mule-driver  was  only 
joking,  laughed  and  answered  that  it  was  understood  78 
that  the  shadow  went  with  the  donkey.  The  defiant 
mule-driver,  however,  said  that  the  donkey  was  one  thing 
and  the  shadow  another,  79  and  that  he  was  entirely  in 
earnest.  Neither  he  nor  Struthion  had  said  a  word  about 
the  shadow  when  they  bargained  about  the  donkey. 
Struthion  ought6  to  have  paid  for  the  shadow  when 
he  hired  the  donkey,  if  he  wanted  to  have  that  besides. 

"  I  should  be  a  threefold  ass  myself,  if  I  did  that," 
cried  the  dentist,  and  insisted 7  that  the  donkey  was  his 
for  the  whole  day,  and  that  he  should  sit  in  its  shadow 
as  long  as  he  chose.  81 

l.  Sefcfye  ^oljreSjett  (season)  roar  e$?  2.  2Bie  roar  baS 
Setter?  3.  2£o$u  uercmlafcte  (induced)  Me  §i^e  ben  3al)n= 
argt?  4.  SBarum  fefcte  er  fid)  in  ben  @d)atten  bee  (SfelS? 
5.  SaS  fjatte  Shttljrar.  bagegen  ?  6.  gonnulieren  ©te  bie  9Ir= 
gumente  be$  (Sfettreiber^ !  7.  gormutteren  @te  bie  ®egen* 
argumente  be$  ,3aljnargte$ ! 

1  fa  urn.  2  toergebenS.  8  befd)Ucfccn.  4  uertangen.  6  entweber  ♦ . . 
obcr.    •  foUen.    7  beftefyen,  beftanb,  beftanben;  insert  barauf. 


58  DER  PROZESS. 

wSft  ba§  im  (Srnft  (Sure  90?einung?"  fragte  ber  anbere  mit 
ber  gangcn  Mtblutigfeit  eine3  abberitifdjen  (£{ettreiber3. 

„3m  garden  (Srnfte,"  uerfe^te  ©trutfyion. 

„<So  fomme  ber  §err  nur  gleid)  raieber  guriicf  nad)  5I6bera 
Dor  bie  Dbrigfeit,"  fagte  jener,  „ba  raoHen  toir  fet)enf  raelcrjer 
Don  un3  beibeu  redjt  bcfjalten  rairb.  3d)  milt  boct)  fel;enf 
taer  mir  ben  ©fatten  metne$  @fcfe  ftnber  meinen  SBillen  ab= 
tro£en  foil!" 

£)er  3^^nctr§t  t)atte  grofee  £uft,  ben  (Sfeltreiber  bnrdj  bte 
(Starfe  fetneS  9lrme§  gur  ©ebitfyr  gu  meifen.  83  ©djon  ballte 
er  feine  gait  ft  gufammen,  fcrjon  l)ob  [id)  fetn  furger  $lrm; 
aber  aU  er  fciuen  9ftann  genaner  in&  2(uge  fafste,  84  fanb  er 
fiir  beffer,  ben  ertjobenen  9lrm  allmafylid)  mieber  finfen  gu 
laffen  nnb  e$  noctj  einmal  mit  gelinberen  $?af3regeln  git  oer= 
fucfjcn.  5Iber  er  Dertor  feinen  2ltem  babei.  2)er  unge^ 
fd)(ad)te  9J?enfdj  beftanb  barauf,  bafc  er  fiir  ben  ©djatten 
feine3  (SfelS  begafylt  fetn  mollte.  2) a  <Strutf)ton  ebenfo  tjart- 
nddig  babei  blieb,  nicfjt  begarjlen  git  toolkit,  fa  mar  fetn  an- 
berer  2Beg  itbrig,  al$  nad)  ^Ibbera  guriidguferjren  unb  bte 
@ad)e  Dor  ben  ©tabtridjter  gu  bringen. 

£)er  (Stabtrtctjter  ?p£)tlipptbe^  mar  ein  SDfonn  Don  Dielen 
guten  (Sigenfdjaften ;  ein  efyrbarer,  niicrjterner,  feinem  5tmte 
fleiftig  Dorfteljenber  3^ann,  ber  jebermann  mit  grower  ©ebnlb 
anfyorte,  bie  Seute  mit  S0?t(be  betjanbette  nnb  im  allgemeincn 
9iufe  ftanb,  85  baft  er  unbcftedjtidj  fei. 

23ei  alien  biefen  ^Serbtenften  Ijatte  ber  gute  ^Iji(ippibe§ 
nur  einen  eingigen  fleinen  gefjter  unb  ber  tear,  bafc  fo  oft 
groei  ^arteien  oor  U)n  fanten,  ifmt  aEemal  berjenige  redjt  gu 


THE  SUIT.  59 

"  Then  you  must  come  to  the  city  judge  at  Abdera 
without  delay,"  said  Anthrax  with  all  the  obstinacy  of  a 
cold-blooded  Abderite  mule-driver.  "  You  may  depend 
upon  it,  82  he  will  not  allow l  you  to  take  the  shadow  of 
my  donkey  from  me  against  my  will." 

The  dentist  would  have  liked  to  bring  the  mule- 
driver  to  terms  83  by  the  strength  of  his  arm.  But  when 
he  had  measured  his  man  with  his  eyes,  84  his  raised 
arm  gradually  sank  and  he  stopped2  clenching  his  fist. 
No  way  remained  in  short,  80  but  to  try  once  more,  with 
milder  measures.  Anthrax,  however,  relying3  on  ob- 
taining 4  his  rights,  was  obstinate.  At  last,  instead  of 
wasting  more  breath,  Struthion  returned  with  him  to 
Abdera. 

Chapter  2. 

The  judge  before  whom  the  dentist  and  the  mule- 
driver  now  brought  their  case,  was  called  Philippides. 
He  was  diligent  in  his  office,  and  had  the  reputation  85 
of  judging5  (the)  people  with  great  clemency.  It  is 
true  6  when  he  listened  to  two  parties  the  one  who  spoke 

1.  Sag  roar  bag  SKefnltat  beg  ©treiteg  (quarrel)?  2.  2Bo$u 
Ijatte  ber  ^Gtyttargt  groge  £uft?  3.  2Barum  ertjob  er  ben  2lrm 
ntdjt  gegen  Smtfjrar?  4.  Somtt  oerfncfyte  er  eg  nod)  etrnnal? 
5.  SBorauf  beftanb  ber  (Sfeltreiber  ?  6.  ^nttriefern  jetgte  fid) 
ber  3af)nar$t  ebenfo  hartnadtg?  7.  $or  ioetd)e  Slutorttat  brad)* 
ten  fie  itjre  ®ad)e?  8.  Ser  war  iphtlipptbeS?  9.  9?ennen 
Bit  feme  guten  (Sigenf  d)af  ten !  10.  SBeldjeg  mar  ber  einstge 
Setter,  ben  er  t>attc? 

1  ertauben  with  dative.  2  ctuf'fjoren.  8  relative  clause.  4  Use 
infinitive  with  git.    »  beurteilen.    •  gtuav. 


60  DER  PROZESS. 

fjaben  fdjien,  ber  jutefct  gefprodjen  fjcttte.  ©tc  Slbberiten 
tDaren  fo  bumm  nic£)tr  baf3  fie  bag  nxcfjt  gemerft  gotten ;  aber 
fie  glaubten  einem  Wlannt,  ber  fo  t)iele  gute  (£igenfd)aften  be- 
ft|c,  fonne  man  ja  moljl  einen  etngtgen  geljler  gu  gute  fatten.  86 
„3a,"  fagten  fie,  „menn  $)3l)itippibe3  biefen  getter  ntcr;t  t)atte, 
mare  er  ber  befte  ©tabtridjter,  ben  2Ibbera  jemal3  gelannt  t)at  I" 

£)er  galjnar^t  ©trittf)ion  unb  ber  (Sfeltreiber  Slntfyrar, 
famen  tote  brennenb  t)or  biefen  murbigen  ©tabtridjter  gelau^ 
fen  unb  bracfjten  beibe  §ugleicf)  mit  grofeem  @efd)rei  tt)re 
SHage  t)or.  (Sr  fyorte  fie  mit  feiner  gcmotjnlid)en  Sangmut 
an,  unb  ba  fie  enblicrj  fertig  unb  be3  ©djretenS  miibe  maren, 
gud'te  er  bie  5ld)feln,  benn  ber  ^anbel  biinfte  tfjm  einer  ber 
oerroorrenften  Don  alien,  bie  it)tn  jemal3  oorgefommen.  „2Ber 
oon  eud)  beiben  ift  benn  eigentlid)  ber  stager  ?" 

„3d)  ftage  gegen  ben  (£fe(mann,"  antroortete  ©trutt)ion, 
„ba6  er  unferen  ^ontralt  gebrodjen  fyat" 

„Unb  tdj,"  fagte  biefer,  „flage  gegen  ben  3<*l)uargt,  baf?  er 
fid)  unentgeltlid)  eine  @ad)e  angemafet  fjat,  87  bie  id)  if)m 
nid)t  oermietet  fjatte." 

„£)a  Ijaben  toir  gmei  ®lager,"  fagte  ber  ©tabtrtd)ter,  „unb 
mo  ift  ber  $eflagte  ?  (Sin  munberlicrjer  §anbet !  (Srgcirjlt 
mir  bie  ©ad)e  nod)  einmat  mit  alien  ilmftanbcn  —  aber 
einer  nad)  bem  anbern  —  benn  e3  ift  unmoglid)  ling  barau3 
gu  merben,88  menu  beibe  gugletcf)  fcr)reicn." 

„|jod)gcacrjteter  §err  ©tabtridjter, "  fagte  ber  Qafynaxtf,  „idj 
rjabe  il)m  ben  ©ebrauc^  be£  (5fel3  auf  einen  Xag  abgemietet. 
(£<3  ift  mal)r,  be£  @fel§  ©fatten  murbe  babei  nictjt  ermaljnt. 
5lber  tuer  f)at  aud)  jemal3  getjort,  bajs  bei  einer  foldjen  9ftiete 
eine  ^laufct  megen  be3  ©d)atten£  mare  eingefdjattet  morben? 
(£3  ift  ja,  beim  |>erfule3,  nid)t  ber  erfte  (£fel,  ber  gu  2lbbera 
Oermietet  tturb." 


THE  SUIT.  61 

last  could  always  convince1  him  that  he  was  in  the  right. 
But  aside  from  tins  little  peculiarity  2  Philippides  had  so 
many  merits,  that  the  Abderites  made  allowances  86  for 
this  one  fault.  They  thought  that  without  it  a  man  of 
such  patience  and  honesty  would  have  been  one  of  the 
best  judges  among  those  who  had  been  known  in  Abdera. 

This  worthy  judge  thought 3  the  case  of  the  two  men 
who  now  came  running  before  him  [was]  very  confused, 
for  each  of  the  two  seemed  to  be  a  plaintiff.  They  both 
told  the  affair  at  the  same  time  with  all  its  attendant 
circumstances,  and  screamed  so  loud  that  the  judge  could 
make  neither  head  nor  tail  88  of  the  case.  He  shrugged 
his  shoulders  and  with  his  usual  forbearance  begged 
them  to  state  their  case  once  more,  one  after  the  other. 

Struthion  complained  of  the  mule-driver  that  he  had 
prevented 4  him  from  having  5  the  benefit  of  the  shadow 
of  the  donkey  6  he  had  hired  for  the  day.  He  said  that 
the  shadow  was  never  mentioned  in  such  a  contract,  but 
that7  it  always  went  with  the  donkey.  Therefore  the 
contract  had  been  broken  by  the  mule-driver. 

1.  2Be$f)alb  fyietten  ir)m  bie  ^bberiten  biefen  gefyler  $u  pte? 
2.  2£ie  brad)ten  @trutf)ion  unb  Stotfyrajr  irjre  $lage  oor  ben 
(gtabiridjter?  3.  3Bte  empfing  (receive)  er  fie?  4.  Sarum 
3itcfte  er  bie  2ld)fem?  5.  Sarunt  bimfte  tym  biefer  §anbet  fo 
oenoorren?  6.  2Ba3  fitr  erne  $(age  brad)te  (Struthion  Dor? 
1.  SBte  lautete  bie  SUaae  bc$  (SfettreiberS?  8.  SBantm  fief  fid) 
ber  (gtabtrtdjrer  bie  &ad)t  nod)  einmat  eqafylen?  9.  gormnlie- 
ren  @ie  bie  Strpmen'te  @trutt)ion$! 

1  iiberjeucjen,  with  accusative.  2  (SigentiimUcftfeit,/.  8  bitufen,  with 
dative  of  the  person.  4  hinbern,  insert  baran.  5  infinitive  with  ju. 
6  Insert  relative  pronoun,  see  p.  33,  note  3.  7  fonbmt ;  it  is  used 
only  after  a  negative,  and  introduces  an  opposite  statement,  74. 


62  DER  PROZESS. 

„£>a  §at  ber  $err  redjt,"  fagte  ber  ^idjter. 

„2)er  (£fel  unb  fein  ©djatten  gerjen  mit  einanber,"  fufyr 
©trutfjion  fort,  „unb  raarum  foHtc  berf  ber  ben  @fe(  felftft 
gemietet  fyat,  nidjt  audi  ben  ■ftiejj&raudj  feine3  <Sdjatten3 
fjaften  ?" 

„£)er  ©fatten  ift  em  Accessorium,  ba§  ift  liar,"  Oerfe^te 
ber  ©tabtrid)ter. 

„®eftrenger  £err,"  fdjrie  ber  (Sfeltreifter,  „id)  bin  nur  em 
gemeiner  Wtam  nnb  Oerftefje  nid)t£  oon  (Suren  9Irien  unb 
Orten ;  after  ba§  fagen  mir  meine  titer  ©inne,  bafj  id)  nid)t 
oerpf  lid)  tet  bin,  meinen  @fe(  umfonft  in  ber  (Sonne  ftefjen  ^u 
faffen,  bamit  fief)  ein  auberer  in  feinen  ©fatten  fefce.  3d) 
fyafte  bent  |jerm  ben  @fet  Oermietet,  unb  er  fyat  mir  bie  |>a(fte 
ooraugfte^arjlt,  ba3  gefteft/  id) ;  after  ein  anbere3  ift  ber  (£fel, 
ein  anbereg  ift  fein  ©fatten."  79 

„2ludj  raaf)r,"  murmette  ber  ©tabtricrjter. 

„2Bi(l  er  biefen  fyaften,  fo  mag  er  fjalft  fo  Oiel  bafiir  beaten 
aU  fitr  ben  (Sfet  felbft ;  benn  id)  Oerlange  nid)t3,  aU  roaS 
ftiEig  iftf  unb  idj  ftitte,  mir  $u  meinem  3?ed)te  ^u  t>ert)elfen. " 

„2)ag  ©efte,  toaS  3f)r  tjierftei  trmn  fount,"  fagte  ^t)tltpptbe^r 
„ift,  @ucr)  in  @iite  mit  einanber  aftgufinben.  89  3t)r,  et)rtict)er 
Sftann,  lafjt  immerrjin  be£  (£fet3  ©djatten,  raeit  e3  boct)  nur 
ein  ©djatten  ift,  mit  in  bie  Wlkte  getjen;  unb  3fyr,  ^err 
©trutrjion,  geftt  if)m  eine  fyatfte  2)rad)me  bafiir,  fo  lonnen  fteibe 
Xeile  ^ufrieben  fein." 

„3d)  gefte  nid)t  ben  oierten  SLeil  Oon  einem  fetter,"  fd)rie 
ber  gatjnargt,  „id)  Oertange  mein  sJM)t!" 

„Unb  icf),"  fd)rie  fein  ©egenpart,  „ftcften/  auf  bem  meinigen. 
2Senn  ber  (£fel  mein  ift,  fo  ift  ber  ©djatten  and)  mein,  unb  idj 
faun  bamit,  al£  mit  meinem  Qrigentum,  madden,  tva§  id)  will 
2£eit  ber  Wlann  ba  mdjiS  Oon  SRedjt  unb  SOTigfeit  tyoren  to'iil, 


THE  SUIT.  63 

"  As  the  shadow  is  an  accessory  of  the  donkey,"  said 
the  judge,  "  the  one  who  rented  the  donkey  should  have 
the  benefit  of  the  shadow  also." 

Anthrax,  however, 1  answered :  "  I  must  confess,  that 
I  rented  the  donkey,  and  that  I  was  paid 2  half 3  the 
price  in  advance.  But  the  donkey  is  one  thing  and  the 
shadow  another,  79  and  since  I  had  rented  only  the 
former,  I  had  a  right  to  dispose  of  the  latter  as  I  chose.4 
The  dentist  made  my  donkey  stand  in  the  sun,  in 
order  that  he  might  sit  in  its  shadow.  It  is  clear  that 
he  has  appropriated  to  himself  a  thing  87  that  he  had 
not  rented.  It  is  only  right  that  he  should  pay  for 
the  shadow  at  least  half  of  what  he  paid  for  the 
donkey." 

In  great  perplexity  the  judge  counselled  them,  "  Settle 
with  each  other  amicably."89  He  advised  Struthion  to 
give  the  mule-driver  half  a  drachma  and  tried5  to 
convince 6  Anthrax  that  a  shadow  was  nothing  but  a 
shadow  and  should  therefore  be  included  in  the 
rent. 

But  each  insisted  on  his  rights.  The  dentist  demanded 
his,  and  said  he  would  not  pay  the  smallest  part  of  a 
drachma  for  the  shadow. 

Anthrax  answered  that  he  could  control  his  own  prop- 

1.  SSMdjeS  Argument'  §ab  ber  9itc()ter  $u?  2.  Wit  wddjm 
2Irpmen'ten  cmtttortete  ber  (Sfettreiber '?  3.  2£out  riet  ^l)tttp= 
pibeS  ben  beiben  SD'ftmnern?  4.  Sa3  fiir  etnen  (Srfolg  l)atte 
feme  ftebe? 

1  fytnflegen.  2  Use  dative  with  impers.  passive  verb.  8  Use  noun. 
4  nad)  SBelieben.    5  Derfucfyen.    6  itbcrjcugen. 


64  DER  PROZESS. 

fo  oerlang'  id)  jetjt  ba$  3)opt>elte;  unb  id)  totH  bod)  fefyen,  06 
nod)  3uftt5  in  9Ibbera  ift!" 

£)er  fRtc^ter  mar  in  grower  SBerlegenfjeit.  „28o  ift  benn 
ber  @fel?"  fragte  er  enblid),  ba  tf)m  in  ber  2lngft  nidjtS  an= 
bereg  einfallen  toollte,  nm  ettoaS  $eit  8U  9ett)innen. 

„$)er  ftef)t  nnten  anf  ber  ©affe  Dor  ber  Satire,  geftrenger 
§err!" 

„gitf)rt  ifjn  in  ben  |>of  herein!"  fagte  $f)ilippibe3. 

£)er  (Sigentitmer  be£  ®fcte  gef)ord)te  rait  greuben,  benn  er 
fjtelt  e3  fitr  ein  gute3  3eitf)en,  oafe  oer  9?id)ter  bie  ^anptperfon 
im  <Spie(e  fef)en  toollte.  £>er  (£fel  tuurbe  t)er6eigefut)rt. 
(Bfyabe,  ba$  er  feine  Sfteinung  nidjt  aud)  ^ur  @ac^e  fagen 
lonnte !  9lber  er  ftanb  gan£  gelaffen  ba,  fdjaute  mit  geredten 
Dt)ren  erft  ben  beiben  ^perren,  bann  feinem  Sfteifter  in3  @eftd)t, 
Der§og  ba$  Wlaul,  liefj  bie  Dfyren  toicber  finfen  nnb  fagte  lein 
23ort. 

„$)a  fefjt  nnn  felbft,  gndbiger  §err  <8tabtrid)ter,"  rief  5(n- 
tfjraj,  „ob  ber  fatten  eine3  fo  fdjonen,  ftattfidjen  (Sfefe  nid)t 
feine  gtoei  £)radjmen  nnter  SBriibern  toert  ift,  90  §umal  an  einem 
fo  fyeiften  Xage  roie  ber  tjeutige!" 

£)er  ©tabtrid)ter  Derfucr)te  bie  ®iite  nod)  einmal,  nnb  bk 
^arteien  fingen  fcfjon  an,  einen  35erg(etct)  anguftreben,  91  als  urn 
glMlidjertoeife  $t)t)fignatu3  nnb  $olt)pt)onu3,  gloei  Oon  bm 
namfjafteften  Hboofaten  in  2lbbera,  ba§u  lamen  unb,  nad)bem 
fie  gefjort,  toooon  bie  fRebe  tear,  ber  ©ac^e  anf  einmal  eine 
anbere  SSenbung  gaben. 

„§err  <Strutf)ion  fyat  ba$  $ie<§t  ooftig  anf  feiner  <Seite," 
fagte  $)3f)t)fignatu3,  ber  ben  S^narjt  fur  einen  too^ftjafcnben 
nnb  babei  fefyr  t)t^tgen  unb  eigenfinnigen  Wamx  lannte.  £)er 
anbere  2IbDofat,  rDteroor;!  ein  ioenig  Oerbriefjlid),  baf3  Up  fein 
§anbtoerl^genoffe  fo  eilfertig  guoorgefommen  toar,  toarf  einen 


THE  SUIT.  65 

erty.  And  instead 1  of  letting  the  shadow  be  included 
in  the  rent,  he  now  demanded  twice  as  much  for  it. 

At  last  it  occurred  to  the  judge  who  could  think 
of  no  other  pretext  to  gain  time,  to  have  the  chief  char- 
acter in  the  play  brought  into  court.  But  after  the 
donkey  had  stood  there  and  stared  them  all  in  the  face, 
had  snapped  his  jaws  and  dropped  his  cars,  Philippides 
was  still  in  perplexity.  It  was  a  pity  that  its  opinion  of 
the  affair  could  not  be  given. 

The  owner  of  the  donkey,  considering  it  a  good  sign 
that  the  gentlemen  inspected  2  the  donkey,  claimed  that 
on  so  hot  a  day  as  this,  the  shadow  of  the  tall,  handsome 
beast  was  worth  at  least  two  drachmas.  90 

The  judge  had  to  try  conciliation  again,  and  the  oppo- 
nents were  approaching  an  agreement  91  when  a  new  turn 
was  given  to  the  affair  by  two  lawyers.  They  came  up 
and  asked  what  the  conversation  was  about.  Since  Stru- 
thion  was  considered  a  prosperous  man,  one  of  the  law- 
yers rushed  in  ahead  of  his  comrade  and  proclaimed  him- 
self on  the  side  of  the  dentist.     The  other,  after  a  side- 

1.  SeSfyalb  ttmr  ber  9ftd)ter  in  $er(egetu)ett  ?  2.  Sie 
fud)te  er  gtit  311  gennnnen?  3.  2Bo  ftctnb  ber  (Sfel  imter= 
beffen?  4.  Se^atb  freute  fid)  SIntfjrcu;  baritber?  5.  S3e= 
fdjretben  @ie  tote  ber  (Sfel  baftanb!  6.  3£ie  fndjte  2lntl)ra£ 
feme  (&atf)t  gts  oerftarfen?  7.  2Be(d)en  23erfucf)  madjte  ber 
9ftd)ter?  8.  2Bo$u  ttaren  bte  ^arteien  bereit?  9.  ^Barunt 
lamen  bie  ^arteien  gu  fetnem  33ergleid)?  10.  2£er  tnaren 
^ficmatus  unb  ^ofypl)onu$  ?  11.  Sa$  gefdjal)  burd)  tyre 
S^nnfdjenfunft  (intervention)?  12.  Sarum  erftcirte  fid) 
^r)t)ficjnatu^  fitr  ben  3a^nar^?  l3»  2Be$l)alb  tnar  ber  anbere 
Slboofat  Derbrtefelid)? 

1  anjtott,  with  infinitive  with  ju.    2  beftd)ttgen. 


66  PER  PROZESS. 

©eitenblid  cmf  ben  @fet,  ber  irjm  ein  pbfcf)e3f  tuo^tgertd^rteS 
%ier  §u  fein  fctjien,  unb  erHdrte  fid)  fogtetd)  mit  bent  grofetcn 
Dfacfybrud  fi'tr  92  bm  (Sfeltreiber.  $eibe  ^arteten  roollten  nun 
Ictn  SSort  mcfjr  bom  $ergleicfjen  fjiken,  nnb  ber  efyrlicfje  pji* 
tippibe^  fal)  fid)  genotigt,  etnen  9^ecf)t^tag  angufetjen.  @ie  be- 
gaben  ftcf)  l)ierauf,  jeber  mit  feinem  9(bbofaten,  nad)  ^anfe. 
£>er  (£fet  aber  mit  fetnem  ©djatten,  al3  bag  Dbjeft  be£  9£ed)t^ 
fyanbete,  rourbe  bi$  ^um  9(u3trag  ber  ©acfje  in  ben  SDfarftad 
ber  &tabt  $lbbera  abgefitfjrt. 

3.  ®apittl 

(£in  fftetf)tfy<mb&  itber  etne§  (Sfete  ©crjatten  raiirbe  fonber 
Qtneifet  in  jeber  &tabt  ber  2Mt  ?tuffel)en  mad)en.  !>0can 
bcnle  alfo,  roa3  er  in  5lbbera  tfjim  mufete ! 

$aum  mar  ba§  @erud)t  bat>on  erfcrjoften,  aU  t>on  ©tunb' 
an  alle  anberen  ©egenftanbe  ber  gefellfcr)aftlid)en  Unter^al- 
tung  auffyorten.  Sebermann  fpract)  mit  eben  f-o  biel  Xeit= 
nal)me  uon  biefem  SHed)t3f)anbe(,  aU  oh  er  ein  ©rofeeg  babei 
gu  geroinnen  ober  gu  Derlieren  t)dtte.  3)ie  einen  erflarten  fid) 
fiir  ben  gatmargt,  bie  anberen  fitr  ben  Qrfeltreiber.  3a,  fogar 
ber  @fe(  felbft  t)atte  feine  greunbe,  rae(d)e  bafiir  {)teitenr  93  baJ3 
berfelbe  gang  mol)l  bered)tigt  mare,  urn  ©crjabenerfat}  5 it  !(a- 
gen,  ba  er  burcf)  bie  gumutung,  oen  3a^)nar5^  in  feinem 
©djatten  fi^en  &u  laffen  unb  unterbeffen  in  ber  brennenben 
©onnenrjijje  gu  ftetjen,  offenbar  am  meiften  itberuorteilt  toor- 
ben  fei.  Sftit  e  i  n  e  m  28ortc :  ber  befagte  (£fel  f)atte  feinen 
©fatten  auf  gang  $6bera  gemorfen,  unb  bie  ©ac^e  raurbe 

1.  Sarum  I)iett  e$  ber  anbere  2lboowt  fitr  ber  ))M$z  roert, 
ben  (Sfettretber  $u  t>ertetbigert  (defend)?  2.  2Ba$  tr<ar  ba&  9fe= 
fultat  oon  bem  S^nrifdjentreten  (interference)  ber  $b&ofateu? 


THE  SUIT.  61 

glance  at  the  donkey,  which  looked  as  if  it  was  worth  a 
good  price,1  promised  2  the  mule-driver  to  help  him  to  his 
rights.     Therefore  they  began  again  to  dispute.3 

44  Since  you  will  not  hear  a  word  of  compromise,"  said 
the  judge,  finally,  "  I  must  appoint  a  trial,  the  donkey, 
as  object  of  the  lawsuit,  shall  be  taken  to  the  public  sta- 
ble." The  two  men  therefore  went  home  to  wait 4  until 
the  appointed  day. 

Chapter  3. 

When  the  rumor  of  the  lawsuit  spread  abroad,  it  imme- 
diately 5  made  [a]  sensation  in  the  city  of  Abdera.  Only 
think  with  what  interest  every  one  would  talk  of  such 
a  case.  Scarcely  had  some  taken  the  side  of  the  dentist 
or  the  mule-driver  when  others  began  to  insist  that  the 
donkey  also  must  have  his  rights. 

44  He  would  be  justified,"  they  said,  44  in  claiming  6  in- 
demnity. He  was  evidently  most  defrauded  by  the  de- 
mand that  he  should  stand  in  the  sun  while 7  the  dentist 
sat  in  his  shadow." 

From  this  hour  they  could  not  have  carried  on  the 
affair  with  more  zeal  if  they  had  had  a  great  deal  to  win 
or  lose  by  it.  In  a  word,  all  other  subjects  of  conversa- 
tion were  dropped,8  as  if  the  said  donkey  had  cast  his 

3.  2Ba$  gefdjaf)  mtt  bem  (Sfet?  4.  23efdjreiben  @ie  ben  (Sin* 
brucf,  u>e(d)en  ber  9?ed)t3l)cmbe(  auf  bie  Slbberiten  madjte! 
5.  Sarimt  erllarten  fid)  emtge  fitr  ben  <5fet  fetbft?  6.  2£oran$ 
erfefyen  hrir,  ba§  bie  2lbberiten  ben  ^ro^eft  fitr  aufcerorbentlid) 
tt)td)ttg  (important)  fytelten? 

1  ^vei«,  m.  2  uerfpredjen,  tierfpvatf),  toerfprotheu.  8  ftretteu,  ftritt,  ge* 
firitten.  4  marten.  6  fofort.  c  infinitive  with  git.  7  wfibrenb.  8  faflen 
laffen. 


68  DER  PROZESS. 

mit  einer  Sebfyaftigfeit,  einem  Qsifer,  einem  Sntereffe  betrieben, 
bie  faum  grower  fatten  fetrt  fonnen,  racnn  ba§  §et(  ber 
&tabt  unb  Dftepubtif  2Ibbera  auf  bem  ©piele  geftanben  Ijatte.  94 

£)ie  famttidje  23iirgerfd)aft  bott  9lbbera  war  in  3iinfte  ab* 
geteilt.  (£iner  atten  ©itte  jufotge  gefyorte  ber  ^atjnar^t 
in  bie  ©djufterjunft.  £)er  ©rnnb  baoon  mar,  trjte  bie  ©ritnbe 
ber  2lbberiten  immer  $u  fein  pftegten,  mcidjtig  fpti5finbig. 
Sn  bm  erften  Qeittn  ber  SRepublif  fyatte  niimtid)  bicfe  3unft 
btof$  bie  ©cfjufter  nnb  ©rf)nt)flicfer  in  ftdj  begriffeu.  9^ad)- 
ma(3  ttmrben  alle  5Irten  Don  glicfern  in  bie  3unft  aufgenom- 
men  unb  jo  lam  e$,  bafc  in  ber  $o(ge  aud)  bie  SBunbar^te, 
ate  SD?enfd)enftider,  unb  gule^t  and)  bie  ^almargte  $ur  ©cfju- 
ftergilbe  geredjnet  ttmrben.  ©trutf)ion  fjatte  bemnad)  bie 
gan^e  (oblige  ©djuftequnft  unb  befonber§  alle  ©djutjflicfer 
auf  feiner  ©cite,  9?aturlid)ertt)eife  roanbte  fid)  a(fo  ber  Saljn- 
argt  Dor  alien  anberen  fogteid)  an  feinen  QSorgefe^ten,  ben 
^unftmeifter  ^Pfriem.  liefer  9Q?ann,  beffen  patrtotifc^er 
(£ifer  fur  bie  greifyeiten  ber  SRepublif  atlbefamtt  tear,  erftarte 
fogleid)  mit  feiner  geraoljnlidjen  §i|e,  baft  er  fid)  ef)er 
mit  feiner  eigenen  ©d)ufteral)Ie  erfted)en,  ate  gefdjeljen  (affen 
mollte,  bafc  bie  9^ec£)te  unb  greiljeiten  Don  5lbbera  in  ber  ^er* 
fon  eine3  feiner  $unftgenoffen  fo  grobtid)  Derlettf  raitrben. 

„$&o,u  fagte  erf  „foK  e£  mit  unferer  greifyeit  (n'nfommen, 
menu  einem  23iirger  Don  5Ibbera  ntct)t  einmal  freiftetjen  foil, 
ftcf)  in  ben  ©djatten  eineS  ©fete  $u  fegen  ?  @teid)  ate  ob 
ein  (5fetefd)atten  Dornetjmer  mare  ate  ber  (Bdjattm  be3  $iaU 
IjaufeS,  in  ben  fid)  ftetlen,  fegen  unb  legen  magf  toer  ba  mid. 
©fatten  ift  ©fatten,  er  !omme  Don  einem  $aum  ober  Don 
ciner  (£t)renfau(e,  Don  einem  @fel  ober  Don  @r.  ©naben  bem 
^rafibenten  fefbft!  ^ur^  unb  gut,"  fefcte  SMftet  ^friem 
t)tn§uf  „Der(aJ3t  @udj  auf  mid),  £>err  ©trutf)ion.     £)er  ®ro* 


THE  SUIT.  69 

shadow  over  all  Abdera,  and  the  welfare  of  the  repub- 
lic was  at  stake.  94 

In  the  early  times  of  the  republic,  the  Abderites  di- 
vided all  the  citizens  into  guilds.  In  the  guild  to  which 
Struthion  according  to  an  old  custom  belonged  were 
included  at  first  only  shoemakers  and  cobblers.  But 
afterward  they  admitted  all  kinds  of  menders,  and  finally 
menders  of  people.  Therefore,  by  virtue  of  this  old 
custom,  surgeons  and  dentists  belonged  to  .the  cobbler's 
guild.  Struthion's  superior,  the  guildmaster  Pfriem, 
to  whom  he  now  naturally  turned,  and  all  the  cobblers 
were  on  his  side. 

Pfriem,  in  his  well  known  patriotic  zeal  for  the  lib- 
erties of  the  republic,  immediately  declared :  "  The 
rights  of  Abdera  shall  never  be  violated  in  your  person. 
I  would  sooner  be  stabbed  with  my  own  awl  than  let 
that  happen." 

With  his  usual  heat,  he  asked  what  would  become  of 
their  freedom  if  a  citizen  was  not  free  to  sit  in  a  shadow, 
whether l  it  was  the  shadow  of  a  donkey,  a  tree,  or  even 
of  the  great  court-house.     Struthion  might  rely  upon 

1.  2Bte  roar  bte  23itrgerfd)aft  toon  Slbbera  abgetetlt?  2.  3U 
toeldjer  3unft  geljorten  bte  gafymxitt?  3.  Sarum  ttmrben 
bte  3af)ttar$te  gur  8d)ufter$unft  geredmet?  4.  2Ber  tear  na* 
titrttd)  auf  <2trutI)ion3  <2eite?  5.  2ln  men  nwnbte  er  fid)  fo= 
gleidj?  6.  &>oburd)  roar  pfriem  alien  2lbbertren  befcmnt? 
1.  Ste  ntujm  pfriem  feme  23ttte  anf?  8.  2Ba$  fitr  em  3(r* 
gmnent  fanb  er  auf  <Struu)ton$  8ette?  9.  2£a$  uerfprad) 
er  bent  .Salmarat?    1°-  $Me  uwnte  er  ben  (Sfeltreiber  ? 

1  ob,  with  subjunctive. 


70  DER  PROZESS. 

btcm  foil  (£ucf)  nid)t  nur  ben  ©fatten,  fonbern  ^u  (Surer  ge- 
biitjrenben  (Satisfaction  bert  (£fe(  nod)  obenbrein  laffen,  ober  e£ 
mu^te  roeber  gretr)ett  nod)  (Sigentum  tnefyr  in  2lbbera  fein ; 
unb  bafyin  fofl'3  ntct)t  fommen,  95  fo  lang'  id)  ber  gunftmeifter 
^Pfrtem  fyeifee!" 

SSctyrenb  ber  g^ar^t  fid)  ber  @unft  eineS  fo  roid)tigen 
9ftanne3  ocrfidjert  tjatte,  tiefj  z§>  ber  (£fe(trei6er  $ntf)rar,  aud) 
ntdjt  fct)(en,  96  fid)  urn  einen  53efd)ii^er  &u  beroerben,  ber  jenem 
tuentgften^  ba3  @(eid)gett)id)t  Ijalten  98  fonnte.  2(ntf)ra£  mar 
cigent(id)  lent  burger  Oon  Slbbera,  fonbern  nur  ein  gretge= 
laffener,  ber  fid)  in  bent  SBe^irfe  be£  3afontempet3  auff)ielt 
(Sr  ftanb  aU  ein  ©d)nt$oeru)anbter  beSfetben  unter  ber  unmit= 
tetbaren  ©eridjtsbarfeit  bc3  (£r;#riefter3,  biefe£  $u  $bbera 
gottlid)  berefyrten  Dberf)auote3  be3  SafontempeR 

2113  ber  (Sr^riefter  bie  53ttte  be£  (£fettreiber£  Oernommen 
fyatte,  erlldrte  er,  baf$  er  ntdjt  gefonnen  99  fei,  autf)  ben  altera 
geringften  ©djuijOertoanbten  beS  3afontempel<3  ben  ©djifanen 
be3  5tbbofaten  $pt)t)fignatu3  unb  ber  ^artctUdjfett  be3  3unfc 
metfterS  ^fricm  prei-^ngcben.  ©o  ldd)erlid)  biefer  «!panbe( 
an  fid)  felbft  fei,  fagte  er,  fo  lonne  bod)  nid)t  §ugege6en  roer= 
ben,  bajs  ein  armer  Wlann,  ber  unter  bem  ©djutje  5afon3 
ftefje,  burd)  etne  offen6are  Stahak  unterbritdt  roerbe. 

2Sir  muff  en  e3  gur  Steuer  ber  2Ba()rf)eit100fagen,  anfang<§  gab 
e£  oerfdjiebene  Oernimftige  SBiirger,  roetdje  bie  @act)e  ungefd()r  fo 
anfafyen,  mie  fie  an-utfefjen  roar,  unb  e3  bem  (Stabtric^ter  ^()i* 
%pibe3  fe()r  ocrbadjten,  101  baft  er  nid)t  SBefomtentyett  genug 
gefjabt,  einen  fo  ungereimten  groift  gteict;  in  ber  (Murt  $u  er= 
fttden.  102  villein  unOermerft  dnberten  fid)  bie  ®efinnungen, 
unb  ber  ©djroinbelgeift,  ber  bereit3  einen  SLctl  ber  $itrgerfd)aft 
anf  ben  $opf  gcfteftt  103  (jatte,  ergriff  enblid)  aud)  ben  grofeeren 
^eil  ber  9tot3f)erren  Oon  §C6bera    (£inige  fingen  an,  bie  ©ac^e 


THE  SUIT.  71 

him,  he  would  never  let  it  come  95  to  that *  as  long  as 
his  name  was  Pfriem.  The  mule-driver  ought  to  allow 
him  the  donkey  also  for  his  due  satisfaction. 

Anthrax  in  the  mean  time 2  had  also  sought  a  pro- 
tector. The  latter,  the  chief  priest  of  the  Jason  temple, 
easily  held  his  own  with  98  the  guild-master,  for  the  peo- 
ple revered  him  like  a  god.  As  Anthrax  was  a  freed 
man  who  had  long  3  lived  in  the  precincts  of  the  Jason 
temple  and  so  been  under  its  direct  jurisdiction,  he  knew 
he  must  not  fail  97  to  secure  the  favor  of  the  head  of  the 
temple.  His  request  was  kindly  received  by  the  chief 
priest  who  was  not  inclined  99  to  permit  that  a  man 
standing  under  the  protection  of  Jason  should  be  ex- 
posed to  the  tricks  of  a  lawyer. 

"  The  case  is  absurd  in  itself,"  he  said,  "  but  no  open 
cabal  nor4  partial5  guildmaster  shall  oppress6  the  least 
protdge*  of  this  temple." 

But  although  the  chief  priest  took  the  matter  so  se- 
riously, many  of  the  citizens  at  first  regarded  it  as  an 
absurd  dispute,  and  blamed  the  judge  for  not  having7 
nipped  it  in  the  bud.  102  As  the  affair  began  to  turn  the 
heads  103  of  the  citizens,  however,  the  greater  part  of  the 
councilmen  were  also  infected  with  this  strange  mad- 

1.  28a$  toerfangte  er  oon  bem  Grf eltretber  ?  2.  SBeffett  ©unft 
tterfirfjerte  ftd)  2(ntf)rar  ?  3.  3mt>iefero  Ijatte  2lntfyrar  Sfafprutfj 
(claim)  auf  ben  edut£  be$  (SqprtefterS  ?  4.  SBeSfjatb  erfi'tttte 
btefer  btc  33ttte  beg  (gfeftrefberS?  5.  28a$  fogtc  bcr  (grgpricfter 
gu  bem  ganbel?  6.  2£orau3  erfetjen  tok,  ba§  ntd)t  afle  2Ibbe* 
rtten  g(etd)  tfjoridjt  (silly)  nmren  ? 

1  bagu.  2  unterbeffen.  8  fcit  lantern.  4  Insert  indef.  art.  5  paxteu 
ifd).    c  fdjaben,    7  Us©  clause  with  bctfj. 


72  DER  PROZESS. 

fiir  roid)tiger  angufefyen,  roeil  ein  Mann  tute  ber  (Srgpriefter  ftd^ 
berfelben  fo  ernftttc^  angunerjmen  fcrjicn.  m  $(nbere  ergrtffen 
bie  ^artet  105  be3  (Sfettret6er3  blofe  auS  9Siberfprurf)^gciftr  anbcre 
cm3  einem  ttrirflid)en  ©efufyt,  baft  tf)m  Unrest  gefd)e()e,  unb 
nod)  anbere  erfTarten  fid)  fiir  ben  gafjnargt,  toett  getuiffe  ^er^ 
fonen,  mit  benen'fie  nie  einer  Sfteimmg  fcut  roollten,  [id)  fiir 
feinen  ®egner  er!(drt  fatten. 

Sn  biefer  (Mrung  befanbcn  fid)  bie  ©adjett,  afe-auf  etnmal 
bie  Sftamen  ©fatten  unb  (£  f  e  I  in  9lbbera  gc^drt  unb  in 
furgem  burdjgdngig  bagu  gebraud)t  murben,  bie  beiben  ^ar* 
teien  gu  begeicfjnen. 

£)ie  Wnfjanger  be3  3a^nar5te^  fatten  ben  2lnfang  gemad)t, 
fid)  felbft,  roeil  fie  fiir  ©irut^imtS  9M)t  an  be£  (SfelS  ©fatten 
ftritten,  bie  ©fatten,  unb  tfjre  ©egner,  toett  fie  ben  <Sd)at= 
ten  gleidjfam  511m  (Sfel  felbft  madjen  roollten,  anS  ©pott  nnb 
$8erad)tung  bie  (Sfet  gu  nennen.  £)ie  2lnf)anger  bcS  (Sr^ 
priefter3  fatten  ben  ©£ief3  umgebretjt  106  unb  ba$  35erddt)tlicf)e 
mit  bent  ©crjatten  unb  ba$  (StjrenDode  mit  bem  (Sfet  oer= 
fnityft. 

„2Bemt  e3  ja  ein3  oon  beiben  fein  foil,"  fagten  fie,  „fo  roirb 
jeber  braOe  StYrl  bod)  immer  lieber  ein  roirftidjer  tcibtjafter 
@fe(  mit  allem  feinen  3UDe^r,  a^  oer  D^°6e  ©fatten  Don 
einem  (£fel  fein  roollen." 

©obatb  bie  ^arteien  einen  Stamen  fatten,  nat)m  ber  (Sifer 
auf  beiben  ©eiten  fo  fdmell  unb  tjeftig  gu,  ba$  e3  gar  nidjt 
mefyr  ertaubt  mar,  neutral  gu  bteiben.  „$ift  bu  ein  ©fatten 
ober  ein  (Sfel  ?u  roar  immer  bie  erfte  grage,  roetdje  bie  S3iirgcr 
an  einanber  rid)tcten,  menu  fie  fid)  auf  ber  ©trafte  ober  in  ber 
©djenfe  antrafen.  SScnn  einen  ©djatten  gerabe  ba$  Ungliid 
traf,  an  einem  fotdjcn  Drte  ber  eingige  fcmcSgleidjen  unter 
einer  $lngat)(  t>on  ©fein  gu  fein,  fo  blieb  it)m  nttfjtS  iibrig,  a& 


THE  SUIT.  73 

ness.  It  must  be  said  for  the  sake  of  truth,  100  that  some 
seem  to  have  taken  the  side  105  of  the  mule-driver  because 
they  really  felt  that  injustice  had  been  done  him.  But 
there  were  others  who  joined  a  party  from  a  mere  spirit 
of  opposition,  in  order  to  be  the  opponents  of  certain 
people  with  whom  they  were  never  of  the  same  opinion. 

Things  had  not  been  in  this  ferment  long  before  the 
adherents  of  Struthion's  party  began  to  designate  them- 
selves as  the  "Shadows,"  and  those  who  were  not  of  the 
same  opinion  about  his  right  to  the  shadow  as  "Donkeys." 
Their  opponents  took  the  name  given  in  scorn  and  de- 
rision, and  found  it  easy  to  turn  the  tables  106  and  con- 
nect the  idea  of  contempt 1  with  the  Shadows  and  that  of 
honor2  with  the  Donkeys.  They  said  that  any  brave 
fellow  who  must  be  one  of  the  two,  would  rather  be  a 
real  live  donkey  than  the  mere  shadow  of  one. 

After  these  names  began  to  be  universally  used,  and 
the  zeal  on  both  sides  had  increased  violently,  great  dis- 
order arose  from  it.  It  was  soon  a  real  misfortune  for 
either  a  Shadow  or  a  Donkey  to  be  the  only  one  of  his 
party  in  a  house  with  a  number  of  citizens.     If  he  did 

1.  2Iu3  luetdjen  ©rimben  (reasons)  ergriffen  fie  ctber  bod) 
^artet?  2.  2Ba3  fitr  ^amen  erfyelten  jefct  bte  ^arteten? 
3.  SBarnnt  nannten  fid)  bte  einen  bte  „(5fe("  imb  bte  ember  en 
bie  „<Sd)atten"  ?  4.  353arum  fytelten  bte  „(Sfel"  tl)ren  Xiamen  fitr 
ben  efyrenootteren  ?  5.  2Ba#  betoetft,  ba§  ber  (Stfer  fitr  bte 
@ad)e  hnmer  ntefyr  gunatnn?  6.  SBetdje  grage  rtdjteten  bte 
burger  cm  emember,  menn  fie  fid)  anf  ber  ©trage  trafen? 
?.  -Snnnefern  wax  e$  ein  Ungli'ttf,  toenn  em  „(Sd)atten"  erne  2ln* 
$afyl  Don  „(5fem"  antraf? 

i  ana  2  genitive, 


74  DER  PROZESS. 

enttoeber  auf  ber  ©telle  feme  sD?cimmg  gu  dnbern  ober  fid)  mtt 
titdjtigen  ©tofeen  gttr  £f)itr  fyinaustuerfen  gu  taffen. 

2Sie  t)tele  unb  grofte  llnorbnungen  f)ierau3  entftefyen  rmtifc 
ten,  fcmn  man  fid)  ofyne  unfer  gutfjun  oorftelten.  3)ie  @r6it* 
terung  ging  in  htrgem  fo  toeit,  baft  em  ©fatten  fid)  Iteber  uor 
£mnger  gum  lotrflidjen  ©efpenft  abgegefyrt,  ate  einem  SBdcfer 
Oon  ber  ©egenpartei  fitr  einen  §eller  $rot  abgefauft  l)dtte. 

^luct)  bie  SBeiber  nafymen,  uric  ktd)t  gu  erad)ten,  ^artet,  105 
nnb  getoift  mtfjt  mit  ber  ttenigften  $>i§e.  £)enn  ba$  erfte 
SBlut,  ba3  bei  (Megenljeit  btefeS  feltfamen  23urgerfricg3  ber* 
goffen  nmrbe,  lam  Don  ben  Sftdgeln  gtoetcr  §oteoeiber  fjer,  bie 
etnanber  auf  offcnt(id)em  Sftarfte  in  bte  ^tyfiognomie  geraten 
tt>aren.  107  28o  in  einem  |>aufe  ber  Wilann  ein  ©fatten  toot, 
ba  lonnte  man  fid)  barauf  Dcrlaffcn,  bie  gran  toar  eine  (Sfefitt 
unb  gemeinigtid)  eine  fo  f)it>ige  unb  unbdnbige  (Sfelin,  ate  man 
fid)  eine  benfen  lann. 

Sine  ber  Dielen  gotgen  biefe£  ^arteigeifte§  toar,  ba$  mam 
d)er  £iebe3l)anbet  baburd)  auf  einmat  abgebrod)en  nmrbe,  toed 
ber  eigenfinnige  Siebfjaber  lieber  feine  2(nfprud)e  ate  feme 
^artei  aufgeben  toolltc.  Wlanfycx  I)ingegen,  ber  fid)  fd)on 
jal)relang  Dergeben3  urn  bie  ®unft  einer  (Sdjonen  betoorben 
t)atte,  beburfte  je|t  auf  cinmal  fewei  anbcren  ^itete  urn  gtiid= 
ltc£)  gu  toerben,  ate  feine  £)ame  §u  ubcrgeugcn,  ba$  cr  —  ein 
(Sfel  fei. 

£)a  lein  @efe(5  in  5(bbera  Dorf)anben  toar,  toetd)e3  in  ber  fo 
ernft  getoorbenen  (£fetefad)e  f)dtte  angcfufjrt  toerben  fonnen, 
befdjfofc  man  ben  ^anbel  ioegcn  be£  (£fetefd)atten<3  Dor  ben 
„®rof$en  Wat"  ber  9iepub(il  gu  bringen.  9?adj  Oorau^gegan- 
gener  fturmifcfycn  3)cuatte  nmrbe  ber  erfte  £ag  be3  folgenben 
9ftonat3  gur  (£ntfd)eibung  biefer,  alle  2(bbertten  auf3  dufjerfte 
erregenben  grage  anberaumt 


THE  SUIT.  75 

not  change  his  views  on  the  spot,  he  would  soon  be 
thrust  out  of  the  door  with  violent  blows. 

In  a  little  while  the  bitterness  had  gone  so  far  that 
whenever  two  citizens  met  on  the  street  they  were  com- 
pelled to  ask  which  side  each  was  taking  105  in  the  contest, 
instead  of  exchanging  the  usual  questions ;  and  a  Don- 
key would  not  buy  bread  of  a  Shadow,  even1  if  starva- 
tion2 were  reducing  him  to  a  real  ghost. 

While  the  men  were  taking  sides  so  hotly,  we  may 
rely  upon  it  that  the  women  would  not  remain  neutral 
long,  and  we  may  easily  imagine  the  consequences. 
Many  a  fair  [maid]  broke  off  a  love  affair  because  her 
lover  had  not  been  able  to  convince  her  that  he  was  a  Don- 
key, and  many  a  lover  instead  of  having  to  sue  years  for 
favor,  needed  only  to  give  up  his  party  to  be  happy.  Even 
the  fishwives  in  the  public  market  took  sides,  and  it  is 
said  that3  two  of  these  women  once  scratched  each  other's 
faces,  107  and  so  shed  the  first  blood  in  this  civil  war. 

Since  no  existing  law  could  be  quoted  for  the  decision4 
of  this  most  serious  case  about  the  shadow,  the  affair 
was  brought  before  the  "  Great  Council"  of  the  republic. 
A  stormy  debate  preceded  the  decision  5  to  give  the  first 
day  of  the  following  month  to  this  question. 

1.  Bennett  @tc  33etfm'ele  ber  roadjfenben  (grbitterung ! 
2.  23on  toem  Nurbe  bciS  crftc  33lut  in  biefem  Wtrgerfrtege  ber* 
goffen  ?  3.  ©eWjen  Crinflujj  fyatte  ber  (Streit  auf  Me  grauett  ? 
4.  5luf  bte  £tebe$ljcmbel  ?  5.  2Ba$  befdjlog  man  enbltd),  tint 
biefer  @fel$frage  jn  tfjun  ?  6.  2Be$f)alb  bracfjte  man  fie  t)or  htn 
„©rojjen  SRat"  ?  7.  2Bann  foflte  ber  £ag  ber  (Sntfcfjetbnng  fetn? 

i  felbft.    2  hunger,  w.    8  man  fagt,  bafj.    4  (Sntfcfjeibung,  /.    5  59e» 


76  DER  PROZESS. 


4,  ®apittl. 

WU  ber  grofje  (£ntfd)eibung3tag  f)er  annate,  ftanb  gan^  5(6- 
bera  in  gitternber  SBeracgung,  erraarrnnggooll  be3  2Iu3gang3, 
ben  ein  jo  uncdjbrter  9M)t3f)anbel  nef)tnen  toitrbe.  Sftiemanb 
^atte  fetrt  griifjftftcf  orbentlid)  genommen,  miemot)l  alk$  fdpn 
mit  Xage^anbrud)  auf  ben  giifcen  mar.  2)ie  oierfymbert 
Scanner,  toetdje  ben  „®rof3en  ^Rat"  bilbeten,  Oerfammelten 
fid)  auf  bem  erfyofyten  SBorpfatse  ber  £empet  bc3  Wpollo  nnb 
ber  £)iana,  bem  grofeen  Sftarftylatje  gegeniiber. 

£)ie  ©djatten  erfd)ienen  mit  tiid)ttgen  Shtitttc(n  nnb  90?effern 
berfetjert  anf  bem  ($erid)t3pla|e,  bie  (£fel  trngcn  £)old)e  nnter 
it)ren  langen  SHeibern  berborgen.  $ud)  ber  Stlciger  nnb  95e- 
llagte  mit  ifyren  nadjftcn  ^Inbermanbtcn  unb  mit  ifyren  beiben 
$lboofaten  fatten  ftd)  bereit<3  friit)  eingefunben  nnb  itjren  gefyo^ 
rigen  ?$ta§  eingenommen. 

£)er  gange  Wlaxtt  t)atte  fid)  mit  einer  9#enge  $otf3  ange- 
fitllt,  beffen  ($efinnungcn  burd)  ein  tdrmenbeg  £mrrcd),  fo  oft 
eat  9fat£f)err  ober  Qunftmeifter  Don  ber  ©cfyattenpartei  einf)er^ 
gefd)ritten  tarn,  fid)  beuttid)  genng  oerrieten. 

OTeS  roartete  nnn  anf  ben  ^rcifibenten  be§  „@rof$en  $ate3," 
ber,  afe  ein  grower  2ln()tinger  ber  (Sttfettc,  getoofynt  mar,  bet 
bergleidjen  ©elcgentjeitcn  auf  fid)  marten  §n  laffen.  (£r  k)atte 
jebod)  bafiir  geforgt,  ba$  bie  $erfammtung  unterbeffen  mit 
einer  SOZufif  Don  f einer  $ompofition  unterljalten  nnb  (roie  er 
fagte)  §n  einer  fo  feierlidjen  ^anblung  Oorbereitet  miirbe. 

SDiefe  9^nfil  gab  benen  Oon  ber  ^artei  be3  (£r-#riefter3  gu 
einer  SDfenge  fpafttjafter  ©nfalte  ^Intaft,  fiber  roekfye  fict)  Oon 
Qeit  gn  Qtit  ein  grofteg  (§5etdct)ter  erfyob.  (Sincr  fagte:  „^)iefe^ 
Allegro  Kingt  \a  roie  ein  (Sd)(ad)tgefang''  —  „%u  einem  3Bac^= 
telfampfe,"  fiel  ein  anbercr  ein.   ,f bafiir  tont  aber  aud),"  fagte 


THE  SUIT.  77 

Chapter  4. 

At  last  the  decisive  day  approached.  By  daybreak 
Shadows  and  Donkeys  were  on  their  feet.  They  were 
in  too  great  agitation  to  take1  breakfast  properly,  and 
all  provided  themselves  with  strong  clubs  and  knives, 
or  hid  daggers  under  their  clothes. 

The  Shadows  filled  the  whole  market-place,  and  be- 
trayed their  sentiments  by  a  noisy  cheer  whenever  a 
judge  of  the  Shadow-party  ascended  to  the  porch  of  the 
temple  opposite  them.  Complainant  and  defendant  were 
there  early2  to  take  their  proper  places  and  the  four 
hundred  men  of  which  the  " Great  Council"  was  com- 
posed, had  all  assembled,  but  still  they  waited  for  the 
president  who  always  appeared  late  on  such  occasions. 

In  the  mean  time,  however,  the  whole  assembly  was  re- 
stored to  its  natural  good  humor  by  some  music  of  the 
president's  composition.  The  witty  conceits  to  which 
occasion  was  thus  given,  caused  great  laughter.  After 
they  had  interrupted  the  music  continually,  with  stale 
jokes,  and  had  compared,  for  instance,  the  allegro  with  a 
battle-cry,  the   adagio  with  a  funeral  song3  the  party 

1.  33efd)retben  <2ie  ^bbera  am  9ftorg,en  be$  (5ntfd)eibtmg> 
ta§t% !  2.  2Bo  fcerfammelte  fid)  ber  „®roge  Wat"  ?  3.  $?eld)c 
3>orbereitimg,en  fatten  bie  (streitenben  gemadjt  ?  4.  Ser  tyatte 
fid)  bereits  fritf)  cmgefunben  ?  5.  2Bic  $ab  ba3  33oIf  feme  ©e* 
juttrattg  lunb?  6.  &>atm  fdjrieen  fie  ©urralj?  7.  2£e3l)alb 
mm  ber  ^rafibent  311  fptit?  8.  2£ie  nmrben  fie  imterbcffett 
lmtertjatten  ?  9.  $3a$  fiir  emeu  (Srfolg  ()atte  hit  3)hiftf? 
4.  Bennett  <Ste  erntge  ber  fpajtyaften  (Sinfcitfe ! 

1  Insert  itjr.    2  friif).    8  ©vabgefang,  w. 


78  t)ER  PROZESS. 

em  britter,  „ba$  ^bagio,  a\$  ob  e3  bm  3cd)nbred)er  ©trutfyion 
unb  bm  @d)ufter  ^friem,  feinen  @d)u($atron,  $u  @rabe  fin= 
gen  follte."  „£)ie  gange  ^ufif,"  meinte  ein  t)terterf  „t)erbiene, 
Don  ©fatten  gemad)t  unb  Don  (Sfeln  gel)ort  §n  toerben,"  u.  f.  to. 
2Bie  fabe  nun  aud)  biefe  ©emerge  roaren,  fo  braud)te  e£  bod) 
bet  etnem  fo  jobiafifdjen  $olfd)en  nid)t3  mefyr,  um  bie  gange 
$erfammlung  unDermerft  in  iljre  natitrlid)e  fomifd)e  Saune  urn- 
guftimmen.  £)tefe  Saune  ncujm  ber  $)3arteiraut,  rooDon  fie  nodj 
befeffen  roar,  unoermutet  ifyr  ®tft  unb  trug  oielleid)t  mefyr  a(3 
irgenb  etroa£  anbere3  gur  ©rfyaltung  be3  <Staate3  in  biefem 
fritifdjen  2(ugenblide  Wl 

(£nblid)  erfd)ien  ber  ^rdfibent  mit  feiner  £eibroad)e  oon 
armen  |)anbroerfera,  toeldje,  mit  ftumpfen  |)eflebarben  unb  mit 
einer  friebfamen  9lrt  Oon  eingerofteten  £)egen  betoaffnet,  mefjr 
ba3  5Infeb,en  ber  ldd)ertid)en  giguren  fatten,  roomit  man  in 
(Garten  bie  $ogel  fdjredt,  a(3  Oon  $rieg3mdnnern,  bie  bem 
($ericr;te  beim  ^3obel  SSiirbe  unb  gurdjtbarfeit  Derfcfyaffen  foil- 
ten.  -Jpeil  ber  SRepubltf,  bie  §ur  2kfd)irmung  ifyrer  £fyore  unb 
innerlidjen  ©id)erf)eit  leine  anberen  |jefben  notig  f)at  atS  fotdje. 

£)er  ^Cnbltcf  biefer  grotegfen  Wilift  unb  bie  ungefdjidte, 
poffiertid)e  5lrt,  roie  fie  fid)  in  bem  friegerifdjcn  5Iuf^uge  gebdr- 
beten,  erroedte  bei  bem  §ufd)auenben  $olfe  cinen  neuen  5lu^ 
brud)  Oon  Suftigleit,  fo  baf$  ber  ^erolb  Diele  5D?ub,e  fyatte,  bie 
Seute  enbtid)  gu  einer  leiblidjen  ©tille  unb  gu  bem  S^efpeft,  ben 
fie  bem  t)od)ften  @erid)te  fd)u(big  ioaren,  gu  bringen. 

SDer  ^rdfibent  eroffnete  nunmetjr  bie  ©i^ung  mit  einer  fur- 
gen  SRebe,  ber  |)erolb  gebot  ein  aberma(ige3  @tittfd)tt)eigen, 
unb  bie  5(boolaten  beiber  £eite  rourben  aufgeforbert,  itjre 
®lage  unb  ^erteibigung  miinblid)  Dorgubringen. 

£)en  5lbDofaten,  roelcfye  fiir  grof$e  SD^etfter  in  ifyrer  5(rt  gal- 
ten,  mufste  bie  (Megenfyeit,  itjre  $unft  an  einem  (£feb§fd)atten 


THE  SUIT.  79 

violence  that  still  possessed  them,  had,  unnoticed  by 
them,  lost  its  venom.  Thus  they  were  prepared  for  the 
trial,  and  the  music,  instead  of  merely  entertaining 
them,  seems  to  have  contributed  more  than  anything 
else  to  the  preservation  of  the  state. 

A  new  outburst  of  merriment  was  caused  by  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  president's  body-guard.  It  was  grotesque 
to  see  the  clumsiness 1  of  these  poor  workmen,  who  had 
been  armed  with  dull  halberds  and  rusty  swords  in 
order  to  give  the  court  dignity  in  the  eyes  of  the  people. 
The  way  they  looked  might  have  frightened  the  birds. 
That  war-like  outfit  could  never  give  them  the  appear- 
ance of  soldiers. 

With  much  difficulty  the  herald  got  the  people  to  keep 
quiet.  The  meeting  was  opened  by  a  short  speech  from 
the  president.  Then  the  herald,  after  he  had  again  com- 
manded silence,  summoned  the  lawyers.  They,  of 
course, 2  treated  the  case  with  the  greatest  seriousness. 
For,  to  be  a  master  of  his  art,  a  lawyer  must  have  such 

1.  SeldjeS  Urtetl  fprad)  em  23uraer  itber  bte  SJhtfif  cuts? 
2.  2£elrf)e  Crtmiurfung  (influence)  fatten  bie  ©djeqe  auf  ba# 
2>o(f?  3.  '^nunefern  trugeu  btefe  2d)eqe  3m*  (Srfyaltung  be$ 
StaateS  bet?  4.  &>eld)e3  (SretgntS  gab  ifyren  ©ebanfen  erne 
cmbere  Senbung  (turn)  ?  5.  33efd)retben  2ie  bte  £etbmarf;c 
be#  'prafibenten !  6.  33Md)en  (Smbntcf  madjte  btefe  auf  ba$ 
33olf?  T.  2£arum  ift  erne  ^epublif  glitd'(id)  $u  pretfen,  bie 
nur  foldjer  gelben  jur  23efd)irmung  bebarf?  8.  Sarum 
Derurfad)te  bte  £ufttgfett  be$  <M!e$  bem  £erolb  biel  Dfllfye? 
9.  Sie  wmrbe  bte  ^ung  eroffnet?  10.  ^nnuefern  wax  btefe 
(Megenfyeit  an  fid)  fdjon  eitte  grope  2lufmunterung  fur  hk 
2lbuofaten  ? 

1  Unbet)olfent)cit,/.    2  natitrtid). 


80  DER  PROZESS. 

fetjen  gu  Ictffett,  an  fid)  allein  fdjon  ettte  grojse  ^Tnfmunternng 
fein.  (Sett  em  5lbbera  in  ber  2Mt  raar,  ^atte  man  nod) 
feinen  9M)t3f)anbe(  gefef)en,  ber  fo  tdc^erltc^  an  fic£)  fetbft  nnb 
fo  ernft^aft  bnrd)  bte  2lrt,  rate  er  gefitfjrt  108  raurbe,  geraefen 
ractre.  (£in  $lb0ofat  mitf$te  and)  gan§  nnb  gar  fein  ©ente  nnb 
feinen  2lboofatenfinn  gef)abt  fjaben,  ber  bet  etner  fold)en  (Me- 
gen^ett  fid)  ntdjt  felbft  itbertroffen  Ijtitte. 

2)er  5lb0ofat  $pf)t)fignatu3,  ber  a&  ©adjoerraalter  be3  3af)n^ 
ar§te3  ©trutf)ion  §uerft  fprac§,  mar  ein  Wdann  Don  Wlitteh 
grof^e,  ftarfen  Wu$Mn  nnb  mad)tiger  £nnge.  ©etne  gro^te 
$nnft  beftanb  barin,  bafc  er,  urn  feinem  $ortrag  bnrd)  bte 
lobulation  feiner  ©timme  mefyr  £ebf)aftigfeit  nnb  2lu3brud 
gn  geben,  in  bent  Umfang  con  anbertf)alb  DftaOen  t)on  einem 
SnterOall  gum  anberen  rate  ein  @id)f)ora  fyerumf  prang  nnb  fo 
Oiele  ©rtmaffert  nnb  ®eftifulationen  ba^n  mad)te,  aU  ob  er 
feinen  Querent  nnr  bnrd)  ©ebarben  Oerftanbtid)  raerben 
lonnte. 

$)3f)t)fignatu3  trat  mit  ber  gan^en  UnOerfd)dmtf)eit  eineg  %fc 
Oofaten  auf,  ber  fid)  baranf  Oerlaf$t,  ba$  er  Wbberiten  gu  $#= 
fjorern  f)at,  nnb  fing  alfo  an : 

„(£ble,  e^renfefte  nnb  raeife,  grof$mdd)tige  $ierf)unbert- 
manner ! 

2Benn  jemal3  ein  %ag  raar,  an  raetdjem  fid)  bk  $ortrefflid)- 
!eit  ber  $erfaffung  unfcrer  Dfcpublif  in  it)rem  grofcten  ©fang 
enttjnEt  fjat,  nnb  raenn  jemate  id)  mit  bent  ®efitt)I,  raa3  e3  ift, 
ein  burger  oon  2lbbera  gu  fetn,  unter  (£ud)  aufgetreten  bin,  fo 
ift  e3  an  btefem  gro^en  £age.  |)eute  foil  Oor  biefe£  ef)rrau> 
bige  tjoc^fte  ®erid)t,  Oor  biefe  erraartung^oolle  nnb  teifnef)- 
menbe  SDtege  be3  $olfe£,  oor  biefen  cmfetynltdjen  Q$omnm? 
flufj  Oon  gremben  ein  9ied)t3t)anbef  gur  Ghttfdjeibimg,  gebrad)t 
raerben,  ber  in  einem  minber  freien  ©taate,  ber  fetbft  in  einem 


THE  SUIT.  81 

a  legal  mind  that  he  seizes  with  enthusiasm  any *  oppor- 
tunity to  be  heard  even  in  such  an  absurd  case  as  this. 

Struthions  counsel  Physignatus  was  the  first  who 
showed  his  genius  and  his  power  as  an  advocate  by  car- 
rying on  with  seriousness  and  pathos 2  a  suit  108  which 
was  so  ludicrous  in  itself.  Being  a  man  of  strong  and 
mighty  lungs  he  was  sure  of  success.  Since  he  could 
rely  on  having  Abderites  for  hearers  he  made  his  art 
consist  merely  in  giving  life  and  expression  to  his  ad- 
dress by  the  modulation  of  his  voice  within  the  compass 
of  an  octave  and  a  half.  To-day  he  surpassed  him- 
self by  letting  his  voice  spring  from  one  interval  to 
another.  He  made  moreover  so  many  grimaces  and 
gesticulations  that  merely  through  them,  he  would  have 
made  himself  intelligible  to  his  hearers. 

Stepping3  forward,  he  addressed  the  Four-hundred  by 
calling  them  noble,  wise  and  powerful  and  then  began 
to  praise4  the  lawgivers  of  Abdera,  who  were  busied 
with  a  case  the  decision  of  which  the  magistrates  in  a 
less  free  state   would   not  have  considered  important 

1.  2Ba#  fur  einett  SftedjtSljanbel  tjattt  man  felbft  in  Slbbera 
nod)  nidjt  gefyabt?  2.  Sie  nntrbe  ber  ^rojeg  gefttyrt?  3.  3ns 
roiefent  gab  biefer  ^rogeg  ben  2lboofaten  ©elegenljett,  iljr 
©enie  gu  geigen?  4.  Setter  Slboofat  fprad)  guerft?  5.  $3e* 
fdjreiben  <Sie  $$tyflpattt&!  6.  SBorin  beftanb  feme  groge 
$unft?  7.  SeSljalb  roagte  er  eS  mit  Unoerfdjamtljeit  aufju* 
treten?  8.  2Bie  rebete  er  ben  „®roj$en  9?at"  an?  9.  ©arum 
nannte  er  ben  ©erid)t3tag  einen  grog  en  £ag?  10.  2£er 
nafym  an  ben  23ed)anblungen  (proceedings)  tett?  11.  2Ba$ 
fotlte  an  biefem  grogeu  £age  gefdjelm? 


i  i 


irgenb  cine.    2  s}3atljo$,  n.    8  clause  with  inbem.    4  loben. 


82  DER  PROZESS. 

Wfym  ober  ©fcarta  tttd^t  fur  tmdjttg  genug  geljalten  raorben 
mitre,  bie  ftolgen  $erroalter  beg  @emeinroe)cn3  nur  einen 
9{ugenblid  gu  befdjd'ftigen.  (£ble<§,  prei^tuitrbige^,  breimal 
glitcffidje§  2(6bera !  £)u  aftein  lebft  unter  bem  Sc§tt$  einer 
©efetjgebung,  ber  and)  bte  geringften  unb  fpifcftnbtgftcit 
9^ed)te  ber  23urger  rjeilig  ftnb !  £)u  aftein  geniefteft  eine 
<Sidt)erf)ett  unb  gretljeit,  tt)ot)on  anbere  SRepubiiten  nur  ben 
©fatten  ^urn  minted  ^aben  ! 

„Dber,  faget  mir,  in  raeldjer  anberen  9^epublif  roitrbe  ein 
9^edt)t^r)anbel  ^mifdjen  einem  23itrger  unb  einem  ber  (Bering- 
ften  au§  bem  SBotfe,  itber  etnen  ®egenftanb,  ber  fo  unbebett- 
tenb  fdjeint,  bafs  bie  ©efefce  ifnt  bet  SBeneimung  ber  £)inge, 
roeldje  tpS  Gngentum  tommen  fonnen,  ganoid)  oergeffen 
fyaben,  ein  §anbel  fiber  tttva§,  bem  ein  fubtiler  SDialeftiter 
fogar  ben  ^amen  eine$  3)inge3  ftreitig  macrjen  f  onnte,  —  mit 
einem  SSort,  ein  ©treit  itber  ben  &&)atkn  eine§  (£fete  — 
faget  mir,  in  raetcfjer  anberen  Stepubltf  raitrbe  ein  foldjer 
9fad)t3rjanbel  ^um  ©egenftanb  ber  aftgemeinen  %eilnaf)mef 
§ur  ©ad)e  be§  gan^en  &taat$  geroorben  fein  ?  Sn  metcfjer 
anberen  ^e0u6lif  ftnb  bie  ®efet$e  be<3  (£igentum<3  fo  fdjarf 
beftimmt,  bie  gegenfeitigen  Dfocfjte  ber  33itrger  Dor  after  SSift- 
fur  ber  obrigreitlicrjen  ^erfonen  fo  ftdt)er  gefteftt,  bie  gering^ 
fitgigften  Wnforitcrje  fetbft  be3  Sfemftett  in  ben  5(ugen  ber 
Dbrigleit  fo  t)oct)  angefet)en,  baf$  ba§  fyocfjfte  ®erid)t  ber  SRe= 
toublit;  fetbft  e3  nid)t  unter  feiner  SSiirbe  fyklt,  fid)  feierlid)  3U 
Oerfammetn,  urn  itber  ba$  graeifettjaft  fctjetnenbe  %ied)t  an 
einem  (£fel§fd)atten  ein  Urteil  §u  fatten.  109 

2lber  inbem  id)  auf  ber  ehtett  ©eite  mit  bem  geredjten 
@totj  eine3  ecfjten  $Ibberiten  fitrjie,  me(d)  ein  glorrettfjcS 
3eugni§  oon  ber  Oortrefftidjen  $erfaffung  unferer  SRepubltf 
biefer  Oorliegenbe  £>anbet  bei  ber  fpdteften  9?ad)fomntenfd)aft 


THE  SUIT.  83 

enough  for  discussion.1  To  live  under  the  protection 
of  a  court  of  justice  to  which  the  smallest  rights  of  the 
citizens  were  sacred,  was  to  enjoy  a  freedom,  the  glory 
of  which  was  now  fully  revealed.  When  he  appeared 
among  the  expectant  crowd  on  this  great  day,  he  felt 
more  fortunate  than  ever  before  in  being  a  citizen  of  Ab- 
dera. 

The  object  of  this  lawsuit,  he  said  seemed  so  insig- 
nificant that  it  had  been  omitted 2  from  the  catalogue  3 
of  articles4  which  the  law  recognized5  as  property.  It 
was  something  to  which  a  dialectician  might  even  have 
refused  a  name  and  yet  it  had  become  an  object  of  uni- 
versal interest.  In  no  other  republic,  however  sharply 
the  laws  of  property  might  be  defined,  did  the  government 
regard  the  claims  of  the  people  to  such  an  extent6  that 
the  supreme  court  would  recognize  any  man's  right  to 
a  mere7  shadow. 

But  although8  Physignatus  gave  this  glorious  testi- 

1.  2Iu$  toeldjem  ®runbe  ftettte  er  2Ibbera  fetbft  itber  Sltfyen 
unb  (Sparta?  2.  $Me  nannte  er  Slbbera?  3.  Bennett  <Sie 
uuet  ©rimbe,  toeStuegen  er  9Ibbera  bie  glittfltdjfte  9?epublif 
nannte  ?  4.  SBeSljalb  nannte  er  ben  $Red)t3l)anbet  an  fid)  unbe* 
bentenb?  5.  9Sa3  nmrbe  ein  fubttfer  £)ta(efttfer  gettjau 
fyaben  ?  6.  2Borin  beftanb  bie  Ubertegenfyett  SlbberaS  itber  afte 
anberen  SRepubltfen  ?  (a)  in  33eutg  anf  bie  ©efe^e  be$  <5tcjen= 
turns?  (b)  in  23entg  auf  bte  $Red)te  ber  burger?  (c)  in 
^Bejug  anf  bie  Sfafpriidje  ber  fanften?  7.  SBeWjeS  ®efitf)( 
gab  iljnt  biefe  ®ettnj$ett?  8.  &>etd)en  (*inbrncf  nmrbe  ber 
Stted)t$ljanbel  anf  bte  9?ad)fotmnenfd)aft  madjett? 

1  (Srbrterung,  /.  2  auS'getaffen,  toergeffen.  8  Catalog,  w.,  £tfte,  /. 
4  $)tng,  w.  6  an'erfenneu,  bejeidjnen.  6  to  such  an  extent,  transl.,  so 
highly.    7  blojj.    8  trofcbem. 


84  DER  PROZESS. 

abtegen  roirb :  tvk  fefjr  mufj  id)  mtf  ber  anberen  (Seitc  bie 
9(bnaf)me  jener  treutyergtgen  (Sinfalt  unferer  $oreltern,  jener 
frettotHtgen  ©enetgtljett,  au3  Siebe  unb  greunbfdjaft,  ettoa3 
Don  unferem  oermeinten  ftrcngen  9M)te  fasten  §u  laffen,  be* 
flagen!  D  bu  eiuft  fo  beritljmte  SBiebertjer^igfeit  unferer 
guten  Allien,  ift  eS  b  a  Ij  i  n  mit  btr  gelommen,110  baJ3  abberi* 
ttfdje  SBtirger  fo  fetbftfiidjtig,  fo  larg,  fo  unfreunblid),  toa3 
fag*  ld|,  fo  unmenfdjltd)  finb,  etnanber  fogar  ben  ©fatten 
eineS  (5fel3  511  oerfagen  ? 

£)odj  —  oer^eifjt  mir,  toerte  Slftitburger !  id)  irrte  mtd)  in 
bcm  SSorte  —  oer^eifyt  mtr  etne  unt)orfd^licf)e  SMeibigung  ! 
£)erjenige,  ber  etner  fo  niebrigen,  fo  rofyen  unb  barbartfcrjen 
£)enfart  fatn'g  mar,  tft  feiner  unferer  SDHtbitrger.  &$  ift  ein 
b(of$  gebufbeter  ©tnroofjner  unferer  <&tabt,  ein  blower  ©djut^ 
Oerloanbter  be3  Safontempelg,  ein  Sftenfd)  au<3  ben  bidften 
§efen  be3  ^obel^,  ein  Sftenfdj,  Oon  beffen  @eburt,  (£r§ief)ung 
unb  £eben3art  nid)t3  23effere£  $u  erroarten  mar,  mit  e  i  n  e  m 
2Bort,  etn  ©feltreiber.  ©eine  ©ctjanbe  ftebt  an  i()m  allein, 
u  n  £  farm  fie  nid)t  befubeln.  (Sin  abberitifdjer  23itrger,  idj 
unterftelje  mtdj'S  $u  fagen,  Ijatte  ftdj  leiner  foldjen  Untfyat 
fdjulbig  madjen  fonnen. 

5Iber  —  nenn?  id)  fie  btelleidjt  mtt  einem  gu  ftrengen  9?a* 
men,  biefe  %fyat  ?  —  (Stetfet  (£ud),  id)  bitte,  an  ben  $)3(a£ 
(Surest  guten  90?itburger3  ©trutt)ion  unb  —  fiifjlet ! 

(£r  retfet  in  feinen  ©efdjdften,  in  ©cfdjaften  feiner  ebeln 
$unft,  bie  e3  blofj  mit  SBermtnberung  ber  Seiben  feiner 
Sftebenmenfdjett  §u  ttjun  t)at,  Don  2(bbera  nad)  ©erania.  £)er 
Stag  ift  einer  ber  fdjroiilften  ©omntertage.  £)ie  ftrengfte 
©onnenljit^e  fdjeint  ben  ganjen  ^ori^ont  in  ben  f)of)(en  SBaud) 
eine3  glitfjenben  $8adofen§  berioanbett  ju  tjaben.  ®ein 
SSMfdjen,   ba§  it)re    fengenben    ©trafylen    bampfe!     ®etn 


THE  SUIT.  85 

mony  to  their  excellent  constitution  he  on  the  other 
hand  lamented  that  the  whole-hearted  simplicity  [known] 
in1  their  elders  had  decreased2  lamentably3  among  them- 
selves. These  he  said  had  sometimes  waived  their  rights 
out  of  friendship,  while  now  there  was  such  a  decrease 
of  good-heartedness  that  a  niggardly  and  selfish  Abde- 
rite  could  refuse  a  fellow-citizen  even  a  shadow. 

But  here  Physignatus  begged  pardon  for  the  uninten- 
tional insult,  for  no  such  disgrace  attached  to  any 
Abderite.  The  city  could  not  be  contaminated  by  the 
misdeed  of  a  man  who  was  not  a  native4  but  merely  tol- 
erated as  an  inhabitant.  Such  an  inhuman  fellow  must 
have  been  a  man  from  the  dregs  of  the  people,  and  was, 
— -  as  was  to  be  expected,  —  a  mule-driver. 

Then,  to  show  that  he  did  not  call  the  deed  by  too 
strong  a  name,  the  lawyer  begged  his  hearers  to  put 
themselves  in  Struthion's  place  as  he  travelled  to  Gera- 
nia  to  lessen  the  sufferings  of  his  fellow-beings.  He  pic- 
tured5 the  sultry  summer  day,  the  glowing  horizon 
which  seemed  to  have  been  transformed  into  an  oven, 
and  the  scorching  rays  of  the  sun,  subdued  by  no  clouds. 

1.  2Beld)e  £ngenben  ritfjmte  er  an  ben  $oreltera?  2.  2Ba$ 
fanb  er  feljr  beffagen&uert?  3.  2Bie  nannte  er  bie  je^igen 
33itrger  Don  Slbbera?  4.  Samm  bat  er  nad)  bie[en  SBorten 
van  (Sntfdjulbtgung  ?  5.  Seller  &enfart  befdntlbtgte  er 
3tntf)ra£?  6.  5Ba$  t)atte  fetn  abberitifcfyer  dinger  tfynn  fonnen  ? 
1.  $n  toeldjem  $ert)cUtni3  ftanb  lntf)ra£  gn  5lbbera?  8.  $>or* 
au%  erftarre  fid)  bie  niebrige  £)enfart  be$  2Inrf)rar?  9.  <&d)\U 
bent  <Ste  @tmtt)ion$  9?ei[e  nad)  ©erania  in  be$  $bt>ofaten 
Morten ! 

i  genitive.  2  ab'ne^men,  8  in  bebauerlicfyer  %3t\\t,  4  ©ingebore* 
ner,  w.    5  jcfyilbew, 


86  DER  PROZESS. 

mef)enbes>  Sitftdjen,  ben  oerburftenben  SBano^rer  ansufrifdjen ! 
2)te  ©onne  flammt  uber  feinem  ©djeitel,  faugt  ba§  $(ut  au§ 
feinen  2lbern,  ba§  Wart  au3  feinen  ®nod)en.  Sed^enb,  bie 
biirre  Sung'  am  @aumen,  rait  triiben,  uon  §i^e  unb  ®tan$ 
erblinbenben  $ugen,  fiefyt  er  fid)  nad)  einem  ©djattenplafc, 
nadj  irgenb  einem  ein^edten,  mitleibigen  $aum  urn,  unter 
beffen  ©d)uj$  er  ftd£>  ed)o(en,  er  einen  Wunb  oofl  frtfcfjerer 
£uft  einatmen,  einen  Slugenblid  oor  bm  gliifjenben  ^feikn 
be3  unerbittlidjen  2fyollo  fic^er  feut  fonnte. 

Umfonft !  2$r  fennet  alle  bie  ®egenb  oon  2lbbera  nad) 
©eranta.  Qtoti  ©tunben  lang,  gur  ©djanbe  be£  gan^en 
X()raften3  fet  e3  gefagt !  leiit  23aum,  feme  ©taube,  bie  tfym 
gegen  bie  mittdglidje  ©onne  ^ufludjt  geben  fonnte ! 

£)er  arme  ©trutfyion  fan!  enb(id)  bon  feinem  Xier  fyerab. 
£)ie  9?atur  oermodjt'  e3  ntcr)t  langer  au^ufyalten.  (Sr  liefg 
ben  (Sfct  tjalten  nnb  fe^te  fief)  in  feinen  ©fatten.  —  ©djma- 
d)e3,  armfelige3  (M)omng3mittel !  2(ber  fo  menig  e£  mar, 
mar  e3  bocr)  etma£! 

Unb  meld)  em  Ungefyeuer  muftte  ber  ®eful)flofe,  ber  gek 
fenfyer^ige  fein,  ber  feinem  (eibenben  9?ebenmenfd)en  in  foldjen 
Umftdnben  ben  ©fatten  eine3  (Sfel3  oerfagen  lonnte !  2SaY 
e§  gtaubltd),  ba$  e3  einen  folc^en  Sftenfdjen  gabe,  menn  mir 
ifyn  nid)t  mit  eigenen  2(ugen  oor  un3  fa()en  ?  —  %hex  f)ier 
ftcf)t  er,  unb  —  ma§  beinafye  nod)  arger,  nod)  unglaubticljer 
aU  bie  Zijat  felbft  ift  —  er  befennt  fid)  au$  freien  ©tuden  1U 
ba^u,  fdjeint  fid)  feiner  ©d)anbe  nod)  §u  riifymen.  3a,  er 
befyauptet  fogar  Dor  ber  SDcajeftat  biefe3  fyodjften  ®erid)t<^ 
f)ofe3  ber  $ierf)unbertmcmner,  ba$  er  red)t  baran  getfyan 
t)abe. 

Unb  glaubt  3fyr,  bafc  mir  un3  iiberreben  (affen  follten, 
einen  fatten  fur  ettoaS  28irf(id)e£,  gefdjmeige  fur  etma3f 


THE  SUIT.  87 

The  flaming  sun  blinded1  the  wanderer's  eyes  and  seemed 
to  suck  the  marrow  from  his  bones.  If  he  could  only 
have  breathed  a  mouthful  of  fresher  air,  or  been  safe 
one  instant  from  the  severe  heat  of  the  sun,  he  would 
have  recovered  a  little.  But  however  anxiously  he 
looked  about  him  for  a  shady  place,  there  was  no  refuge  2 
to  be  found.  On  the  road  to  Gerania  there  was  no  tree 
nor  shrub  to  be  seen  in  Avhose  protection  he  might 
escape3  the  glowing  arrows  of  remorseless  Apollo. 
Human  nature  cannot  endure  such  heat  too  long,  and  at 
last  Struthion  had  to  stop  the  donkey,  and  then  sank 
down  exhausted. 

"Under  these  circumstances,"  cried  Physignatus,  "be 
it  said  to  the  shame  of  such  an  unfeeling  monster  as 
this  mule-driver,  my  client  was  refused  even  such  a  poor 
means  of  recovery  as  a  donkey's  shadow.  And  this  stony- 
hearted [fellow],  incredible  as  it  seems,  actually  boasts 
of  his  shame,  and  dares4  to  acknowledge  it  of  his  own 
accord,  m  and  to  assert  before  this  court  that  he  did 
right!  We  are  not  going  to  be  persuaded  that  An- 
thrax had  an  exclusive  right  to  the  shadow." 

1.  2BeId)e  ©nnrirfungen  fyatte  bte  @onne  auf  (gtrut^ion? 
2.  SeSfyatb  bebnrfte  8trntf)ion  be3  ©d)atten$  fo  fetyr  ?  3.  33e= 
fdjvetben  @te  ben  2Beg  jtotfdjett  9lbbera  nnb  ©eranta!  4.  ©ami 
fefcte  fid)  (gtrutyion  in  ben  fatten  beS  Qrfels?  5.  2£te 
nnrfte  bcr  ^djatten  anf  iljn  ?  6.  SBarum  nannte  ^IjtjfignatnS 
ben  (Sfcltrctber  em  Ungeljeuer?  7.  SBobnrd)  ntadjte  Slntfjrar. 
feme  @d)anbe  nod)  argev  ?  8.  2£a3  befyanptete  3lntljraj  oor  bem 
l)bd)ften  ©erid)t&)of  ?  9.  SBoju  ftar  aber  P)t)ftcmarn$  nidjt  jn 
itberreben  ? 

1  Menben.    2  3uflurf)t8ort,  m.    8  entgetjen,    *  nmgen, 


88  DER  PR0ZES8. 

an  meld)e3  jemanb  ein  birefte3  mtb  au§fd)tief$enbe3  Slctyt 
fjaben  f  onne,  gu  fallen  ? 

„(£in  fatten  faun,  genau  511  reben,  nic£)t  unter  bie  tvixh 
lichen  3)inge  gered)ttct  roerbcn.  SDcnn  ba§,  toaS  if)n  gum 
©fatten  tnadjt,  ift  nid)tS  9£irHid)c3  unb  ^ofitioeS.  @S  ift 
im  ($cgentei(  bte  ©ntgiefyung  be3jenigen  £id)tc£,  luetd)e3  auf 
ben  uorigen,  ben  ©fatten  umgebenben  £)ingen  liegt.  3m 
Oorliegenbcn  gall  ift  bte  fdjiefe  ©tethmg  bcr  ©onne  unb  bte 
Unburdjfidjttgfeit  be£  (£fel£  (etne  (Sigenfdjaft,  bte  Hjm  nid)t, 
infofern  er  etn  (£fet,  fonbern  infofern  cr  cut  btdjter  unb  bun!* 
ter  ®orpcr  ift,  anf(ebt)  bte  eingige  toafjre  Urfadje  beS  (Sdjat* 
ten3,  ben  ber  (£fet  gu  merfen  fdjeint,  nub  ben  jeber  anbere 
$orper  an  feincm  *pia£e  merfen  mitrbe.  2)enn  bte  gigur  bc£ 
(Sd)atten3  tljut  fjier  ntcfjtS  gur  @ad)c.  112  SOfoin  Client  Ijat 
fid)  atfo,  genau  gu  reben,  nid)t  in  ben  ©djatten  eine3  @fel3, 
fonbern  in  ben  (Btyatten  etnc3  RdrperS  gefe|t.  3)er  llm= 
ftattb,  baf3  biefer  $orper  cin  ©fel,  unb  bcr  (£fel  ein  §au§ge* 
noffe  eine3  gemiffen  9lntf)rar.  au3  bent  Safontempel  gu  5l6bera 
roar,  ging  tint  ebenfo  menig  an,  113  aU  er  gur  <Sad)e  gef)drtc. 
£)enn,  mie  gefagt,  nid)t  bie  (Sfetfyeit  (menu  icfj  fo  fagcn  barf), 
fonbern  bie  ®orperlid)feit  unb  Hnburdjfidjtigfeit  be^  (£fe(3  ift 
ber  ®runb  beS  ©dj)atten§,  ben  er  gu  racrfen  fdjeint. 

„OTein  mcnn  mir  audj  gum  Ubcrftu^  gugeocn,  bafj  ber 
©djatten  unter  bie  £)inge  gef)ore,  fo  ift  au§>  ungafytigen 
33eifpieten  liar  unb  toettoefamtt,  ba$  er  gu  bm  gemcinen 
SDmgett  gu  redmen  ift,  an  roeldje  ein  jeber  fooiet  9Rctf)t  fyat 
al§  ber  anbere,  nub  an  bie  fid)  bcrjenige  b'a§  ntidjfte  9?cd)t 
erroirbt,  ber  fie  gucrft  in  $Befij3  nimmt. 

„$)od)  id)  mill  nod)  mefyr  tfjun  ;  id)  mid  fogar  gugeben,  ba$ 
be3  (Sfel£  fatten  ein  $uhtf)'6v  bc3  (5fel3  fei,  fo  gut  a(3  e3 
feine  Ofyren  finb;  nm3  getoinnt  bie  ©egenpartet  baburdj? 


THE  SUIT.  89 

Then  came  the  real  argument.  He  said  that  a  shadow 
could  not  be  considered  a  real  thing,  because  it  was 
made  by  nothing  positive.  Light  was  merely  withdrawn 
from  the  place  where  the  shadow  was,  while  it  lay  upon 
the  objects  that  surrounded  the  shadow.  If  it  was  not 
the  "  mulishness  "of  the  donkey  but  his  corporeity  and 
opacity  which  made  him  cast  the  shadow,  then  his 
client  did  not  sit  in  the  shadow  of  a  donkey  but  in  the 
shadow  of  a  body.  Since  therefore  a  shadow  could 
be  cast  by  every  opaque  body,  no  one  had  any  direct 
right  to  a  shadow,  let  alone1  an  exclusive  [right]. 
What  sort  of  (a)  body  it  was  that  cast  a  certain  shadow 
had  nothing  to  do  with  the  case,112  and  could  not 
concern  113  anyone  who  was  using  it. 

But,  Physignatus  continued,  even  if  a  shadow  was 
classified2  as  a  thing,  it  must  be  reckoned  among  the 
things  common  to  all,  and  therefore  he  who  had  first 
taken  possession  of  it  had  in  so  doing3  won  the  best 
right  to  it.  If  the  shadow  was  not  an  appurtenance  of  the 
donkey,  every  one  had  as  much  right  to  it  as  Anthrax. 

But  even  if  the  shadow  were  an  appurtenance  of  the 
donkey,  Physignatus  showed4  that  the  other  side  could 

1.  2£arum  ift  em  fatten  nicfytS  &%ffid)e$?  2. 35Me  entftefjt 
em  fatten  ?  3.  2£etd)e$  ift  bie  ttrf acfye  be§  (SdjattenS  im  alU 
gemeinen?  4.  £e«  (SfelS  ©djatten  im  befonberen?  5.  2Ba$ 
§ab  ^tyftgnatnS  ut?  6.  3U  ttetdjen  £)ingen  geljbrt  ber 
fatten?  7.  28arum  \)at  jeber  em  9ied)t  an  bem  (Scfyatten? 
8.  2Ber  f)at  ba%  nadjfte  9ied)t  an  bent  fatten?  9.  2£a$  gab 
^fytjfignatnS  foam:  m?  10.  gormutieren  <Sie  bie  bret  2lran* 
mente  bee  9lbfcofaten ! 

1  let  alone,  gefdjroeige  bcnn.  2  ftofftftjtert.  8  in  so  doing,  baburd). 
*  ertlfiren. 


90  DER   PROZESS. 

©trutfjion  fyatte  ben  @fel  gemietet,  fotgtid)  aud)  feinen  <Sd)at- 
ten.  £)enn  e3  oerftet)t  fid)  htx  jebcm  TOetfontraft,  ba$  ber 
SBermieter  bem  2I6mieter  bie  8ad)e  mit  allem  ifyrem  gu&efyor 
5um  (SJebraud)  u6erlajjt.  2Ktt  toeldjem  ©fatten  eine£  ^Rec^t^ 
fonnte  8titt§raj  atfo  begefyren,  bag  tf)tn  @trutf)ton  ben  QfyaU 
ten  be£  ©fete  nod)  befonber£  be§af)te  ?  £)a3  dilemma*  ift 
anger  aHer  2Siberrebe ;  entmeber  tft  ber  ©fatten  be3  ©fete 
ein  3u^^or  be£  (gfefe  ober  ntdjt.  3ft  er  e3  ntcf)tf  fo 
t)at  ©trutt)ton  nnb  jeber  anbere  eben  fooiel  Sftedjt  baran  aU 
5(ntf)raj.  Sft  er  e£  aber,  fo  fyattz  9(ntf)ra£,  tnbem  er  ben 
(£fe(  oermietete,  aud)  ben  @cf)attert  oermietet.  ©etne  gorbe- 
rung  ift  ebenfo  ungereimt,  aU  toemt  mir  etner  feine  £eier 
oertauft  t)dtte  nnb  oertangte  bann,  roenn  id)  barauf  fpielen 
roollte,  bafc  id)  ttjm  aud)  nod)  fur  iljren  SHang  be§at)(en  miigte. 

„£)od)  roogu  fo  oiele  ©riinbe  in  einer  &ati)t,  bie  bem  affge- 
meinen  9ftenfd)enfinn  fo  flar  ift,  baf3  man  fie  nnr  $u  fyoren 
braudjt,  nm  $u  fet)enr  auf  meldjer  ©eite  ba§  3^ed)t  ift?  SSa§ 
ift  ein  (gfcfef fatten  ?  2M$e  Unoerfdjamtfjett"  uon  biefem 
Snt^foj,  mofern  er  !ein  9^ecl)t  an  itjn  f)at,  ftcf>  benfe(6en  an^ 
gumagen,  urn  SBudjer  bamit  511  treiben !  Unb  mofern  ber 
(Sdjatten  mirf(id)  fein  mar :  me(d)e  !fttebertrad)tigteit,  ein  fo 
memgeS,  ba§  menigfte,  ma$  fid)  nennen  ober  benlen  taftt, 
cinem  9#enfd)en,  einem  9kd)bar  nnb  grennbe,  in  bem  ein- 
3igcn  gafle  §u  oerfagen,  mo  er  itjm  unentbefyrlid)  ift ! 

„£affet,  ebte  unb  grofjmadjtige  $ierf)unbertmdnner,  taffet 
nid)t  Don  5(bbera  gefagt  merben,  bafc  ein  fold)er  greoet  oor 
einem  @erid)te,  oor  meldjem  hotter  felbft  nid)t  erroten  mur- 
ben,  it)re  ©treitigteiten  cntfct)eiben  5U  taffen,  ©d)u£  gefunben 
fyabt !  £)ie  $bmeifuug  bc<3  ®tdger£  mit  feiner  ungeredjten 
unb  Itid)erlid)en  SHage,  bie  SBerurtettung  beslfelben  in  aHe 
Soften,  bie  er  bem  unfdmtbigen  23ef(agten  burd)  fein  SBetra* 


THE  SUIT.  91 

gain  nothing  by  his  admitting1  it.  For  it  is  understood 
in  every  contract  of  rental,  that  all  the  appurtenances  of 
a  thing  are  given  with  it  for  the  use  of  the  lessee.  A 
man  who  sold  a  lyre,  for  instance,2  could  not  demand 
that  he  be  paid  for  its  sound  whenever  anyone  played 
on  it,  and  Anthrax'  demand  to  have  the  shadow  of  the 
donkey  paid  for  was  just  as  absurd.  Beyond  contra- 
diction, Anthrax  had  either  possessed  himself  of  some- 
thing to  which  he  had  no  right,  and  taken  usury,  or  in 
so  far  as  the  shadow  was  really  his,  he  had  denied  to 
a  neighbor  to  whom  it  was  almost  indispensable  the 
smallest  thing  that  could  be  mentioned.  The  dilemma* 
was  clear  to  all. 

Then  Physignatus,  speaking  further  to  the  noble  and 
powerful  Four-hundred,  said  that  inasmuch  as  the  gods 
themselves  need  not  blush  to  lay  their  disputes  before 
the  court  of  Abdera,  so,  such  an  outrage  ought  not 
to  find  protection  here,  since,  in  order  to  discern  on 
which  side  the  right  lies  one  has  only  to  hear  the  case 
stated.     No  more  reasons  need  (to)  be  given. 

Therefore  Physignatus  demanded,  in  the  name  of  his 
client,  that  [the  case  of]  the  plaintiff  be  dismissed,  and 
that  the  latter  be  sentenced  to  pay  all  the  costs  of  the 

1.  gormulierett  ©ie  ba$  ^Dilemma  ber  ©egenpartet !  2.  £)urd) 
toelcfyeS  33etftriel  ttfuftrierte  ^fignatuS  bte  Uttgereimujett  u)rer 
gorberung?  3.  3ntt)tefent  roar  ba$  23ettef)tnett  beS  Slntfjrar 
boppeft  ntebertrtid)tig  ?  4.  Sefdje  <Sd)tnetd)e(et  (flattery)  fctgte 
^fignatus  bent  ©ertd)t3f)of  ? 

1  baburd)  bafj,  with  clause.    2  jmn  23eiftnel. 

*  dilemma,  an  argument  which  affords  alternatives  to  an  antag- 
onist but  is  conclusive  against  him  whichever  alternative  he 
chooses. 


92  DER   PROZESS. 

gen  in  biefer  <Satf)e  berurfadjt  §at,  ift  je$t  ba§  raenigfte,  roa§ 
id)  im  ^amert  meineS  SHienten  forbern  farm.  5ludj  @enug= 
tfjuung,  unb  roafjrlid)  cine  ungeljeure  @enugt()uung,  menu  fte 
mit  ber  ©rofee  feine§  grebelg  im  ©benmafee  [terpen  foil,  ift  ber 
tmbefugte  $ldger  fd)ulbig!  @enugtt)uung  bent  SBeflagten, 
beffen  t)du^ltd)e  SRul)e,  ©efdjafte  unb  (St)re  mdfyrenb  be3 
£aufe3  biefe£  §anbel3  auf  ungdftlige  5trt  geftort  unb  ange- 
griffen  raorben !  ©enugtljuung  biefent  f)oct)fteu  ©eric^te, 
toetdjeS  er  mit  einem  fo  nic^miirbigen  §anbel  muttoiEiger 
roeife  §u  befjelligen  fid)  unterftanben  !  ®enugtf)uung  enblicf) 
ber  gangen  <5tabt  unb  Sftepublir!  $bbera,  bie  er  hd  biefer 
(Megenf)eit  in  Unrufye,  3^tefpalt  unb  ®efatj)r  gefe^t  fyat  I 

„gorbere  id)  §u  Diet,  grofemdd)tige  ^erren?  forbere  id) 
cttva§  UnbiEige^?  8et)et  t)ier  ba§  gan^e  2I6bera,  ba§  fie!) 
on  bie  ©tufen  biefer  tjofyen  @erid)t3ftdtte  brdngt  unb  im 
Dfamen  eine§  oerbienftoollen,  former  ge!rdn!ten  TOtbiirgcrS 
\a  im  Sftamen  ber  fRepubltf  felbft,  ©enugtr^uung  ertoartet, 
®enugttmung  forbert.  £)a§  $ertrauen  ber  burger,  bie 
©id)ert)ett  itvrer  ®ered)tfame,  bie  2Bieberf)erfteEung  unferer 
innerlidjen  unb  offentlidjen  Sftuf)e,  mit  einem  2Sorte,  bie 
2Bof)lfat)rt  unfere^  gan^en  ©taate3  fydngt  oon  bem  9lu3fprud) 
ab,  ben  Stvr  tr)un  roerbet !" 

@obalb  $)3f)t)fignatu3  §u  reben  aufgefyort  tjatte,  gab  ba$ 
$olf,  ba§  ben  Wlavtt  erfiiUte,  feine  SBetfttmmung  mit  einem 
lauten  ©efdjrei,  mefd)e3  fo  fjcftig  unb  anfyaltenb  mar,  baf$  bk 
9ltcf)ter  enblid)  §u  beforgen  anfingen,  bie  gan^e  ^anblung 
modjte  baburd)  unterbrodjen  merben.  SDte  ^artei  be3  (£r§* 
prieftcrS  geriet  in  fidjtbare  $erlegenl)eit.  £)ie  (Sdjattert  tjin- 
gegen  fasten  neuen  Tint  114  unb  oerfpradjen  fid)  oon  bem  (£in= 
brud,  ben  biefe$  SBorfptel  auf  bk  (£fel  mad)en  muftte,  einen 
giinfttgen  ffirfolg. 


THE  SUIT.  93 

trial.  He  begged  the  court  not  to  let  such  an  outrage 
find  protection  among  them  in  a  place  where  disputes  had 
always  been  decided  with  such  justice,  that  the  gods 
themselves  might  come  before  it  without  blushing.  The 
satisfaction  he  demanded,  he  said,  was  the  least  Anthrax 
owed,  and  was1  not  at  all  in  proportion  to  the  greatness 
of  his  crime.  He  and  the  other  "Donkeys"  had  dis- 
turbed and  attacked  the  business  of  the  dentist  in  count- 
less ways.  He  had  dared  to  trouble  the  highest  court 
of  the  republic  with  such  a  frivolous  case.  Contention 
and  danger  had  been  brought  into  the  whole  state  by  his 
contemptible  behavior.  Then,  pointing2  to  the  count- 
less citizens  crowded  upon  the  terraces  around  the  judg- 
ment place,  Physignatus  demanded  satisfaction  in  the 
name  of  his  injured  fellow-citizens,  and  declared3  that 
the  welfare  of  the  republic  depended  on  the  judgment 
which  the  court  should  give. 

He  stopped  speaking,  and  the  people  in  the  market- 
place, who  had  taken  fresh  courage  114  during  his  speech, 
shouted  their  approval  so  loudly  and  continued4  it5  so 
long  that  the  judges  feared  they  would  break  up  the 
whole  trial.     But  quiet  was  at  last  restored,  and  the 

1.  2Ba$  forberte  er  fur  feinen  Sttienten?  2.  gitr  men  tier* 
langte  er  ®enugtl)uung  ?  3.  $l*oran  wax  ber  ^rogeg  fdnuV? 
4.  Selcfye  SBidftigfeit  legte  ^l)i)|ignatu3  bent  2lu$|>rud)  ber 
9ftd)ter  bet?  5.  2£te  briidte  baS  5>otl  feme  ^eiftinrmung  au$? 
6  SBetcfyen  (Sinbrutf  tnad)te  bie  9?ebe  (a)  auf  bie  SKidjter? 
(b)  auf  bie  „@fe("?  (c)  auf  bie  „<Sd)atten"? 

1  Use  ftct)cn  (ftanb,geftanben).  ■  jetgen  auf  =  use  clause  with  inbem. 
*  befyaiupten.   4  fort'faljren  (fuljv,  gefat)ren).    5  bamit. 


94  DER  PROZESS. 

9?ad)bem  ber  £>erolb  enbtidj  burd)  einen  breimatigen  $Ruf  bie 
altgemeine  ©tide  toiebcr  fjergcfteKt  fyatte,  trat  ^ott)p()onu3,  ber 
2(boofat  be3  (£fettreiber3,  etrt  unterfettfer,  ftammiger  Mann, 
mit  fur^em,  fraufem  |jaar  unb  biden,  ^ectjjc^rtjar^en  2lugen^ 
brauen,  auf,  erfjob  feine  SBafsftimme,  unb  (ief$  fid)  folgenber* 
mafjen  Dernefymen : 

„($ro|3mdd)tige  $ierf)unbertmanner ! 

„2Baf)rf)eit  unb  Std^t  f)aben  bag  Dor  alien  anberen  2)tn- 
gen  in  ber  2$elt  oorau3, 115  ba$  fie  leiner  fremben  «§i(fe  bebih> 
fenr  urn  gejet)en  511  toerben.  3d)  uberlaffe  meinem  ©egner 
raittig  aKe  SSortetle,  bie  er  Don  fetnen  SRebnerfunftcn  5U  §iet)en 
Dermeint  tjat.  £)em,  ber  unrest  f)at,  lommt  e3  §u,  burd)  ba$ 
gan§e  ®aufetf{riet  ber  ^ct)ulrt)etortl  ^inbern  unb  barren  einen 
£)unft  Dor  bie  2lugen  5U  madden.  m  (S5efcf)ette  Seute  laffert  fid) 
nidtjt  baburd)  blenben.  3d)  mitt  nidt)t  unterfudjen,  raie  Diet 
(St)re  unb  9tod)ru{)m  bie  9?epub(if  5lbbera  bei  biefem  ^anbel 
iiber  einen  (£fet3jd)atten  gettunnen  ioirb.  3d)  mill  bie  SKicrjter 
toeber  burd)  grobe  ©d)tneid)eleien  gu  beftedjen,  nod)  burd)  Der- 
ftedte  £)rof)ungen  gu  fdjreden  fudjen.  3dj  roeift,  raarum  td) 
ba  bin,  unb  §u  mem  id)  rebe.  Shtrg,  id)  toerbe  mid)  begniigen, 
3U  betoeifcn,  baft  ber  (£}eltreiber  9lntf)rar,  red)t  ober,  urn  mid) 
genauer  anogubruden,  roeniger  unredjt  I)at  aU  fein  SKiber- 
facrjer.  S)er  9^tct)ter  roirb  a(3bann  fcrjon  toiffcn,  \va§  feine3 
9tmteS  117  ift,  of)ne  bafj  id)  ifyn  baran  3U  erinnern  braud^e. " 

§ier  fingen  einige  rnentge  00m  ^obel  an,  ben  SRcbner  mtt 
(§5efdt)retr  ©crjimpfreben  unb  $)rot)ungen  $u  unterbredjen.  £)a 
aber  ber  ^rdfibcnt  fid)  Don  feinem  elfenbeinernen  %t)xon  er- 
t)ob,  ber  |>eroib  abermalS  ©title  gebot,  unb  bie  23urgcrroad)e 
bie  tangen  ©piefce  beioegte,  fo  roarb  plotjtid)  alle3  raieber 
rut)ig,  unb  ber  SRcbner  fut)r  atfo  fort : 

„@roJ3mad)ttge  |>erren,  id)  ftefje  t)ier  nid^t  aU  ©ad)Derraalter 


THE  SUIT.  95 

party  of  the  chief  priest  waited  anxiously  until  Poly- 
phonus,  a  sturdy  man  with  curly  hair  and  black  eye- 
brows, had  come  forward  and  raised  his  voice. 

Polyphonus  said  that  he  left  all  the  jugglery  of 
rhetoric  to  his  opponent.  It  was  not  his  business  to 
consider  whether  or  not  the  Republic  [of]  Abdera  would 
derive  honor  and  renown  from  a  suit  over  a  donkey's 
shadow.  It  did  not  become  him  to  derive  advantage 
from  oratory,  to  bribe  the  judges  by  flattery,  or  to 
frighten  them  by  threats.  Only  a  man  who  was  in  the 
wrong  could  need  such  help,  for  truth,  like  light  had 
this  advantage  over115  all  other  things,  that  it  could  not 
be  concealed.1 

" Therefore,''  he  said,  "instead  of  trying  to  dazzle  the 
judges  by  my  discourse,  or  to  pull  the  wool  over  their 
eyes,  116  I  shall  prove  how  much  less  in  the  wrong  is  my 
client  than  his  opponent.  The  judge  will  not  let  the 
elocutionary  arts  of  my  opponent  deceive2  him,  and 
I  shall  not  need  to  remind  him  of  his  duty."117 

Here  his  speech  was  interrupted  with  cries  and 
threats  from  the  crowd.  Polyphonus  was  not  able  to 
continue,  until  silence  was  once  more  obtained  by  the 
president's  rising  from  his  ivory  throne,  by  the  militia's 
thrusting  out  their  long  spears  and  by  the  herald's  re- 
peatedly calling  the  people  to  order.  118 

1.  2Ba3  war  bie  $ffi$t  be$  gerolbs?  2.  2Ber  trat  bcmtt 
t>or  bie  ^teiljuttbertma'mter  ?    3.  33efdjreiben  8ie  $ofyptjotm$ ! 

4.  SSelcfye  inbtreite  trttt!  itbte  cr  an  ber  9?ebe  femes  ©ecmerS  ? 

5.  ^nwtefent  foflte  feme  etgene  9?ebe  cjattj  anber$  koerben? 

6.  Sarum  fonnte  er  md)t  fteiterreben  ?  1.  2Bie  nmrbe  bie 
9hif)e  nnebedjergefteflt  ? 

1  toerbergen  (oerbarg,  berborgen).    2  fid)  tfiufdjen. 


96  DER  PROZESS. 

be$  (£feltreiber3  2Intt)ra£,  fonbern  afe  $eooIlmad)tigter  beg  er- 
(aucfyten  unb  Ijotfjttmrbigen  (Sr^rtefterg,  urn  oon  (£ud)  §u  be- 
gefyren,  bafe  bem  (Sfeltreiber  2lntf)rar,  ®enugtf)uung  gefcf)el)ef 
meil  er  im  ®runbe  bod)  am  meiften  red)t  fyat.  3)af$  err3  fjabe, 
fjoffe  id)  fo  liar  unb  laut  gu  betoeifen,  bafj  e3  bie  SBlinben 
fefyen  unb  bte  Xauben  tpren  foUen.  $rfo,  ot)ne  lange  $or* 
rebe,  119  gur  ©ac^e !  120 

„5Intf)rar.  oermietete  bem  Qatmar^te  ©trutf)ion  feinen  CSfel 
auf  etnen  %ag,  nic^t  §u  beliebigem  (Mraud),  fonbern  urn  ifm, 
ben  gafjnargt,  nad)  ©erania  gu  tragen,  meld)e3,  mie  jebermann 
toeif$r  afyt  ftarfe  Wldten  t)on  t)ier  entfernt  Heat 

„2ki  oer  $ermietung  be3  @fefe  badjte  naturltdjertoeife  lei* 
ner  oon  beiben  an  fetnen  ©fatten.  $ber  afe  ber  ga^naqt 
mitten  auf  bem  gelbe  abftieg  unb  ben  (£fe(f  ber  maf)rltd)  Don 
ber  §t^e  nod)  mefyr  gelitten  fyatte  cd§  er,  in  ber  <Sonne  gu 
ftet)en  notigte,  urn  fid)  tn  beffen  ©fatten  gu  fe£en,  toar  e£  gang 
natiirtid),  ba$  ber  §err  unb  (Sigentitmer  be£  (Sfefe  babei  nid)t 
gtetd)git(tig  blieb. 

„3d)  begefjre  nic^t  gu  kugnen,  bafj  ^nttjrar,  eine  alberne 
unb  efetfjafte  SBenbung  nafym,  ba  er  Don  bem  3a*)nDrec*)er 
Oerlangte,  bafc  er  it)rt  fitr  beS  (SfelS  ©fatten  be£roegen  be^a^ 
leu  follte,  toeil  er  ifjm  ben  ©fatten  nid)t  mit  Oermietet  §abe. 
5lber  bafitr  ift  er  aud)  nur  ein  ©fettreiber  Don  $oreltern  t)er, 
b.  i.  ein  SJcann,  ber  eben  barum,  toeil  er  unter  (auter  (Sfetn 
aufgetoadjfen  ift  unb  mefyr  mit  (Sfeln  a($  et)rltcr)en  Seuten 
kht,  eine  2Irt  Don  $ietyt  erroorben  fyat,  felbft  nid)t  Oiel  beffer 
aU  ein  Gsfel  §u  fein.  3m  @runbe  mar'3  alfo  btofc  —  ber 
©fcafs  eine3  (£feltreiber£. 

„5T6er  in  toelcfye  piaffe  oon  £ieren  f  often  fair  ben  fetjen, 
ber  au3  einem  foldjen  ©paft  Qsrnft  madjte?  §dtte  §err 
©trutfjion  mie  ein  berftcutbiger  ffltaim  gefyanbelt,  fo  braudjte 


THE  SUIT.  97 

He  gave  the  Four-hundred  to  understand  that  he 
spoke  as  [a]  deputy  of  the  high  priest,  his  illustrious 
and  reverend  master,  not  merely  as  [an]  advocate  of  the 
mule-driver  Anthrax.  It  would  not  be  difficult  to 
prove  that  Anthrax'  case  was  the  nearer  right  of  the 
two  and  that  due  satisfaction  should  be  given  him. 

Unlike  his  opponent,  he  did  not  intend  to  waste  his 
words  119  but  to  come  immediately  to  the  point.  120 

His  argument  was  that  the  dentist  had  rented  the  don- 
key for  a  definite  purpose,1  to  carry  him  eight  miles  to 
Gerania.  At  the  rental,  neither  had  thought  that  Stru- 
thion  might  want  to  dismount  in  the  middle  of  the  plain 
and  force  the  donkey  to  stand  longer  in  the  sun.  And 
in  spite  of  the  asinine  turn  given  the  affair  by  Anthrax, 
which  was  simply  the  joke  of  a  man  who  had  always 
lived  among  donkeys,  Struthion  ought  to  have  recom- 
pensed him  for  the  loss  of  time  caused  by  his  dismount- 
ing. Since  Anthrax  grew  up  entirely  among  donkeys, 
he  gained  a  sort  of  right  to  be  classed  with  those  animals. 
But  Struthion,  who  ought  to  have  acted  like  a  sensible 
and  just  man,  had  no  excuse2  for  taking3  this  joke  in 
earnest.     If  Struthion  had  only  given  the  mule-driver 

1.  2Ba3  fagte  ^ottypIjonuS  in  f  enter  furgen  33orrebe? 
2.  Unter  roeldjer  SBorauSfefeung  nermietete  5IntI)rar  bem 
^afynaqt  ben  <Sfel  ?  3.  2Boran  bacfyte  nientanb  bet  ber  23er* 
ntietung?  4.  23efd)retben  @te  bte  Oietfe  nad)  ©ercmta  in  be$ 
5lbt?olaten  Morten !  5.  2Ba$  tabelte  er  an  bem  23enel)men  be$ 
3fatf|ra$?    6.   2Mtf)e  (Sntfdjulbignng  Ijatte  er  fitr  5lntf)rar? 

7.  £)nrd)  toeldjc  grage  ntad)te  er  §emt  ©trutljton  lad)er(td)? 

8.  Sie  fytitte  gerr  ©trutljton  fyanbeln  fatten? 

1  Insert  namlid).  2  (5ntfd)iilbigung,/.   3  Transl.  by  infinit.  with  ju. 


98  DER  PROZESS. 

er  bem  ®robian  ttur  gu  fagen :  ,®uter  greunb,  roir  molten 
un3  nid)t  urn  eine3  (SfelSfdjattenS  lot  Hen  cntgroeien.  9Bet(  id) 
bir  ben  (£fel  nidjt  abgemietet  fjabe,  urn  mid)  in  feinen  t&fyaU 
ten  ju  fe|en,  fonbern  urn  barauf  nadj  @erania  gu  reiten,  fo 
ift  e§  6tUtgf  bag  id)  btr  bie  roentgen  TOnuten  gettoerluft  oer= 
gitte,  bit  btr  mein  2(bfteigen  oerurfadjt ;  gumal  ba  ber  (£fet 
nm  fo  biel  (anger  in  ber  §t^e  ftefjen  mug  unb  baburd)  ntcr)t 
beffer  roirb.  $)a,  $ruber,  f)aft  bu  etne  tydht  £)rad)me ;  lag 
mid)  etnen  $lugenblid  t)ter  Oerfd)naufen,  unb  bann  moften  nrir 
un3,  in  after  (gfel  tauten !   mieber  auf  ben  28eg  madden.'  — 

„|jatte  ber  gafynar^t  au3  biefem  Stone  gefprodjen,  fo  tydtte 
er  gefyrodjen  raie  ein  etyrliebenber  unb  geredjter  Wlann.  £)er 
(Sfeltreiber  f)titte  ifjm  fitr  bie  I)aI6e  2)rad)me  nod)  ein  ©ott 
oergelt'S !  gefagt,  unb  bie  &tabt  2Ibbera  metre  Oor  bem 
ungeroiffen  9cad)ru{)m,  ben  it)r  mein  ®egner  bon  biefem  (£fel<^ 
pro^eg  berfprid)t,  bema£)rt  gemefen.  ^tatt  beffen  beftefyt 
ber  9ttann  auf  feinem  bobentofen  $itti)tt,  fid)  oermoge  feine£ 
9Jftet3fontral;t£  in  bt§  @fe(3  ©fatten  «$u  fe|en,  fo  oft  unb  fo 
lange  er  mofte,  unb  bringt  baburc^  ben  (Sfeltreiber  in  .Jpi($e,  121 
bag  er  oor  ben  ©tabtrid)ter  (ctuft  unb  eine  SHage  anbrtngt.  ]22 

„£)b  e£  nun  nid)t  gur  ^uffteftung  eineS  Ier)rretcr)en  2ki* 
fpie(3  123  mofylgetfyan  mare,  menu  bem  2tboofaten  ^l)t)figna= 
tu$,  meinem  roertefteu  ®ol(egen  —  beffen  2Cuff)ei3ung  eS  ganj 
aftein  §upfd)reiben  ift,  bag  ber  Qafynhxtfytv  btn  Oon  y$V)i* 
lip£ibe3  Oorgefdfjlagenen  billigen  $ergleid)  nid)t  eingegan= 
9eit  124  —  fur  ben  3)ienft,  ben  er  bem  abberitifdjen  @emeim 
mefen  baburd)  geteiftet,  bie  Oljren  geftu^t,  unb,  jum  emigett 
5tnben!en,  ein  paar  (£fe(3ot)ren  bafitr  angefe^t  raitrben  ?  2)er 
ertaudjte  @r§priefter,  mein  ^rin^ipal,  rairb  al^bann  aU 
Dberfyerr  be3  ©feltreiberS  $ntf)rar.  nidjt  ermangeln,  biefem 
a(3  rooljlberbiente  SMofmung  feine3  UnoerftanbeS  fitnf  unb 


THE  SUIT.  ^  99 

half  a  drachma,  they  would  not  have  fallen  out  over  a 
shadow,  but  would  soon  have  gone  peacefully  on  their 
way. 

If  Struthion  had  been  an  honest  or  a  just  man  he 
would  have  remunerated  the  mule-driver  for  the  time  the 
donkey  was  kept  standing  in  the  sun.  If  he  had  done 
so  Anthrax  would  gladly  have  consented  to  the  dentist's 
sitting  in  the  shadow  and  recovering  his  breath.  But 
instead  of  speaking  in  a  friendly  tone,  he  insisted  on  his 
rights  by  virtue  of  the  contract.  Anthrax  flies  into  a 
passion,  121  and  thus  this  absurd  case  was  brought  before 
the  court.  122 

Polyphonus  ended  by  ascribing1  the  present  lawsuit 
to  his  colleague  Physignatus.  Without  his  intervention,2 
he  said,  the  dentist  would  have  made  a  compromise.  124 
He  then  proposed  that  for  the  service  thus  rendered,  the 
judges  should  have  Physignatus'  ears  cropped  and  some 
donkey's  ears  put  on  instead.  He  promised  in  the  name 
of  his  principal  that  Anthrax  should  be  given  twenty- 

1.  2BaS  Ijatte  er  gu  bem  ©robtan  fagen  fatten?  2.  $Me 
fyatte  er  tljm  ben  3dtt>er(nft  t»ergitten  fotten  ?  3.  2Ba$  ttri'trbe 
ber  (Sfeltretber  bann  getfyan  fyaben?  4.  SffioDor  tmtrbe  bte  @tabt 
Slbbera  alsbann  betoafyrt  tnorben  fern  ?  5  Sets  fyaben  beibe 
ftatt  beffen  geujem?  6.  2Ber  fyatte  nad)  'ipofyMonnS  2Inftd)t 
bte  <Sdntlb,  ba%  e§  itberljanpt  $n  etnent  ^rojeft  fatn?  1.  SS>ef= 
djen  $orfd)fag  mad)te  ^ofypfyonnS  bejitgltd)  femes  £otfegen? 

8.  2Ba$  uerfprad)  'potypfjonnS  int  Dlamen  be$  (5r$prtefter$  ? 

9.  2Baren   beibe    ©trafen    geredjt    ober    nngeredjt   getnefen? 

10.  Seller  toon  ben  betben  5lbDofaten  fyat  bte  befte  SRebe  gefyal- 
ten  ?    11.  23erg(etd)en  Ste  bte  beiben  9?eben  I 

1  inbem  with  clause.    2  Stajnnfdjenfunft,  /. 


100  DER  PROZESS. 

Sroangig  ^riigel  augdfylen  gu  (affen.  £)a  aber  barum  ba§ 
SRedjt  be£  (Sfeltreiber3,  oon  bem  gafynargte  ©enugtfjuung  gu 
forbem,  nidjt3beftoraeniger  in  feiner  gan^en  Shaft  beftef)t : 
fo  erroartet  ber  ertaud)te  (£r-#riefter  Don  ber  @ered)tigfeit 
biefeS  f)of)en  @erid)t3,  baft  feinem  Untert^anen  bie  gebii^renbe 
(Smtfdjdbigung  unb  ($enugtf)uung  berfdjafft  roerbe." 

3)iefe  fur^e  unb  unertoartete  9M>e  Brad^te  auf  einige  5tugen* 
blide  ein  tiefcS  <Stillfd)roeigen  tjeroor. 

2)a3  Sidjt,  in  roeld)e3  ber  $boofat  $o(t)pf)onu3  ben  toafy 
ten  <Sad)Oerf)alt  geftettt  v)attt,  macule  einen  fo  guten  (Sinbrud, 
bafy  nnter  ben  fdmtlidjen  $ierf)unbertmdnnem  faum  ifyrer 
groangig  iibrig  btieben,  bie,  nad)  abbertttfdjer  ($eraof)n()eit, 
ntdjt  oerfidjerten,  bafc  fie  bie  ©acije  gleid)  oom  Hnfang  an 
ebenfo  angefefjen  fatten.  ©8  rourbe  in  ^iemltcr)  lebfyaften 
5lu3bruden  gegen  biejenigen  gefprodjen,  toeldje  ©d)ulb  baran 
fatten,  baft  eine  fo  fimple  (Bafyt  §u  foldjen  SBeitldufigfeiten 
getrieben  raorben  fei.  $)ie  meiften  fd)ienen  geneigt  beantra* 
gen  $u  rooflen :  ba$  bem  (£r<#riefter  nicr)t  nur  bie  fitr  feinen 
Slngefyorigen  oerlangte  (Sntfdjdbigung  nnb  @enugtf)uung  gu= 
gefprodjen,  fonbern  aud)  eine  ®ommiffion  au3  bem  ®rof$en 
9fat  niebergefettf  roerben  foUte,  urn  511  unterfudjen,  mer  bie 
erften  2lnftifter  biefe§  §anbel§  eigentlid)  geroefen  feien. 

liefer  5lntrag  mie  bie  beleibigenben  Sufterungen  be3  geg= 
nerifd)en  2lboofaten  ^toangen  *pt)t)fignatu3  gu  einer  fyeftigen 
(5;rroiberung : 

„2lnftatt  bie  geredjte  &ad)e  feineg  ^Uenten  $u  befyaupten,  ge- 
ftefyt  nun  mein  ©egner  auf  etnmal  felbft  ein,  ba$  ber  (£feftrei* 
ber  unredjt  unb  unfinnig  baxan  getfyan  fyabe,  feine  gegen  bm 
Qa^nar^t  (Strutfyion  erfyobene  SHage  auf  fein  t>ermeint(id)e3 
(£igentum3red)t  an  bem  (£fel3fd)atten  5U  gritnben.  (£r  befennt 
dffentlicf),  baft  ber  stager   eine   ungegriinbete,  frioole  ®tage 


THE  SUIT.  101 

five  lashes  as  a  reward  for  his  indiscretion.  The  high 
priest,  however,  would  not  fail  to  demand  that  the  court 
award  his  subordinate  the  damages  due  him. 

After  the  deep  silence  caused  %:  tins. unexpected 
speech  of  Polyphonus,  thegooct  ijnpre^ion*  foe , had  pro- 
duced became  evident.1  Nearly  ail  the  f our  hundred  men 
now  saw  the  affair  in  the  new  light  in  which  Polyphonus 
had  put  it,  and  there  were  scarcely  twenty  left  who  did 
not  want  to  award  damages  to  the  priest.  They  blamed 
the  instigators  of  the  lawsuit,  and  wanted  to  appoint 
a  commission  to  discover2  the  man  who  had  carried  a 
simple  affair  to  such  lengths. 

But  Physignatus  was  forced  by  this  proposal  to  reply. 
He  reminded3  them  that  his  opponent  had  openly  con- 
fessed that  the  complaint  entered4  by  his  client  was  un- 
founded, and  had  been  based  on  a  merely  supposed  right 
of  possession.  But  in  spite  of  acknowledging  that  his 
case  was  unjust,  he  had  dared  to  talk  of  indemnification. 

1.  Sorauf  beftanb  er  ntd)t$beftotoentger  ?  2.  SaS  t>er(angte 
er  $ngtetd)  tut  Harnett  be$  (£r^riefter$  ?  3.  2£etd)e  SBirfung 
ntadjte  btefe  9?ebe?  4.  2Barum  tnadjte  bie  SRebe  einen  fo 
gnten  (Sinbrutf  ?  5.  Seller  90?einnng  maren  bie  23tert)nnbert* 
manner?  6.  ®egen  men  rtdjteten  fie  U)ren  3om?  ^  %$a% 
fcfyienen  fie  beantragen  gu  molten?  8.  2Ba#  follte  bie  $om* 
mtffion  rtjun?  9.  SKobnrd)  fat)  fid)  <>pijt)fignatu$  jur  Srttrifee* 
mng  ge^tonngen?  10.  2Ba§  fyat  ber  gegnertfdje  5lbDo!at  ntd)t 
gettjan  ?  11.  2Ba$  l)at  er  im  ©egentett  eingeftanben  ?  12.  5(uf 
it»elcr)en  gro^en  2$tberfpmd)  in  ber  $Rebe  femes  ©egnerS  nrie£ 
er  l)m? 

1  flar.  2  ousfinbig  madjen.  8  erinnern  . . .  barart.  *  erljeben  (erljob, 
evfyoben). 


102  DER  PROZESS. 

erfjoben  fyaht,  unb  er  unterftef)t  fid),  oon  9ved)t  auf  ©crjaben* 
erfa|  gu  fdjtoafcen,  unb  in  bent  trotjigen  %on  eine3  (SfettreiberS 
©emtgupung  gu  forbcrn?  SDte  9?ebe  tft  int  gegentodrtigen 
$Retf)$§ftreite  nicrjt'oou  gettoerluft  nnb  deterioration  be3  Gsfefe, 
fonbern  frwt  -beg-  (Sfef £  ©djatten.  stager  betyauptete,  ba$  fein 
€igeritVm3Ted)t  nit  bent  ©jet  fid)  aud)  auf  beffen  ©djatten 
erftrede,  nnb  ()at  e£  n  i  dj  t  betotefen.  S8ef  lagter  befjauptete, 
baf$  er  fo  Oiel  redjt  an  be3  (£fefe  ©fatten  fjabe  aU  ber  (Sgtgett* 
turner,  unb  er  fjat  fettte  2M)auptung  b  e  to  it }  t  n. 

„3d)  ftelje  alfo  titer,  grof$mdd)tige  ^erren,  unb  Oertange 
einen  rict)terltcr)ert  ©prucrj  liber  ba3,  ft)a3  bi£f)er  ben  ©egenftanb 
be3  ©treite£  au3gemad)t  tjat.  lint  beffenttoiUen  allein  ift 
gegenroartige3  I)dcr)fte^  ®erid)t  eingefettf  roorben!  Unb  id) 
nnterftetje  mitf)%  Oor  bteferrt  gangen  mid)  tjdrenben  $olfe  gu 
fagen :  entroeber  ift  lein  Died)t  in  Slbbera  mef)r,  ober  nteine 
gorberung  ift  gefetwtdfjtg. " 

2)er  Ibuofat  fdnoieg,  bie  3fJtct)ter  ftuttfen,  ba$  $otf  fing  oon 
neuem  an  gu  ntnrmetn  nnb  unrurjig  gu  toerben,  nnb  bie  ^fyat* 
ten  redten  tt)re  $opfe  raieber  entpor. 

^un,"  fagte  ber  ^rdfibent,  inbem  er  fid)  an  $)3ott)pt)omt3 
roanbte,  „toa3  f)at  ber  fldgertfctje  2utroalt  fyierauf  gu  erraibern  ?" 

„|)od)gead)teter  §err  ^rdfibent,"  ernnberte  $)3ou#>f)onu$, 
„nid)t<§  —  aU  alle3  Don  2Sort  gu  2Bort,  tva§>  id)  fd)on  gefagt 
^aht.  2)er  ^ro^efe  itber  be3  (£fel3  ©fatten  ift  ein  fo  bofer 
£>anbe(,  ba$  er  nid)t  batb  genug  au3gemad)t  toerben  fann. 
£)er  SHdger  t)at  babei  gefefjlt,  ber  SBeHagte  Ijat  gefefjtt,  bie  fe 
toalte  fjaben  gefet)lt,  ber  fRtct)ter  ber  erften  Snftang  f)at  gefefytt, 
gang  5(bbera  §at  gefet)tt !  Hftan  follte  benlen,  ein  bofer  3Binb 
fyabt  un$  alle  angeblafen,  unb  e£  fei  ntcfyt  jo  gang  rid)tig  mit 
un3  getoefen,  125  ate  toot)l  gu  tounfd)en  rodre.  tarn'  eS  baratif 
an,  126  un3  nod)  tdnger  gu  btamieren,  fo  foftte  mir'3  root)!  aud) 


THE  SUIT.  103 

One  question  constituted  the  object  of  the  dispute, 
whether  right  of  possession  in  the  donkey  extended  to 
its  shadow. 

"Since  my  opponent,"  said  Physignatus,  "has  not 
been  able  to  prove  this,  he  talks  about  deterioration  of 
the  donkey,  which  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  case.  I 
claim  a  just  sentence  for  my  lawful  demand." 

The  bewildered  judges  were  silent,  but  the  people 
murmured,  and  the  "Shadows"  began  to  hold  up  their 
heads  again.  The  president  turned  again  to  the  counsel 
for  the  plaintiff  and  asked  what  he  had  to  say  in  answer 
to  his  opponent.  Polyphonus  replied,  but  he  added  little 
to  what  he  had  already  said.  He  repeated  1  that  every  one 
had  been  at  fault,  complainant,  defendant,  the  judge  who 
heard  the  case  first,  and  all  Abdera.  An  evil  wind 
seemed  to  have  blown  upon  them  all.  It  was  to  be 
hoped  that  the  judges  would  end  the  procedure  as  soon 
as  they  could. 

"This  farce  does  not  depend  upon  my  efforts2  for 
its  success.  I  do  not  lack  breath  to  speak  for  my  client's 
right  to  the  shadow,  and  if  I  were  commanded  to  do  so 
I  could  speak  from  sunrise  to  sunset.  But  I  will  leave 
the  case  to  you.    Speak  as  the  gods  have  inspired  you." 

1.  2Ba$  I)at  ber  stager  ntd)t  benriefen?  2.  2Sa$  t)at  ber 
33eftagte  benriefen?  3.  Urn  n>a$  bat  er  bie  grofjtnadjtigen 
gerren?  4.  2Be6t)a(b  lonnte  er  fo  au&erfidjtltd)  eaten  ridjter* 
Udjen  <Sprutf)  eriuartett?  5.  5£e(d)e  ,3eid)en  enaer  ®efinnuna> 
anberuna,  fetner  3ul)brer  nwdjten  fid)  bemerfbar?  6.  2Be(dje 
grage  ridjtete  ber  ^rafibent  an  ^ofypfjonnS?  7.  gomudieren 
<5\t  ^oltypfyonuS  (Snbnrteil  iiber  ben  ^rogejH 

1  ttueberljoten.   2  2Uiftrengiing,/.,  -en. 


104  DER  PROZESS. 

nidjt  an  $tem  fet)fen,  fur  ba$  SRedjt  meine3  tlienten  an  feine3 
(Sfefe  ©fatten  etne  fRebe  §u  fallen,  127  bie  Oon  ©onncnaufgang 
U§  §u  ©onnenuntergang  reitfjen  follte.  2lber  mir  fjaben  fein 
red)t,  bie  $omobie  oor  einem  fo  efyrroitrbigen  ®crid)te,  mie  ber 
f)ot)e  9^at  Don  2lbbera  ift,  longer  fortgufyielen.  SBenigftenS 
fjabe  itf)  !einen  2Iuftrag  bagu  unb  ixbertaffe  (Sud)  a(for  grofc 
mad)tige  |jerren,  iiber  ben  §anbel  nun  ab^uurteilen  —  tote  e3 
Qtud)  bk  (hotter  eingeben  ioerben." 

2)ie  $td)ter  befanben  ftdE>  in  grower  $erlegenf)eit,  unb  e3  tft 
fdjtoer  ju  fagen,  raa3  fiir  etn  SD^ittel  fie  enb(id)  ergriffen  (jaben 
raitrben,  urn  mit  Qstyren  au£  ber  &ad)c  §u  fommen.  5lber  ber 
Sufall,  ber  5U  alien  gotten  ber  grofje  ©d)u|gott  aller  5lbberiten 
getoefen  ift,  nafjm  ftcf)  ifyrer  an  unb  gab  bem  £)rama  etnen  un- 
erroarteten  $bfcf)htJ3. 

5.  SapittL 

$)er  (Sfet,  beffen  ©fatten  etne  fo  feltfame  $erfinfterung  in 
ben  |)irnfd)dbe(n  ber  5lbberiten  angerid)tet  fjatte,  mar  big  gum 
5Iu3trag  ber  &afye  in  ben  offentlitfjen  ©tail  ber  ^ejmbtif  ab= 
gefufyrt  unb  bi<%r  bafelbft  notbitrfttg  ocrpftegt  roorben. 

SDiefen  Sftorgen  nun  roar  e<3  bm  ^tallbebienten  auf  einntal 
eingefallen,  ber  @fe(,  ber  eine  §auptyerfon  bei  ber  @ad)e  oor* 
fteflte,128  foftte  bod)  billig  autf)  babei  fein.  <Sie  fatten  ifm 
geftriegelt  unb  mit  $anbern  I)crau3gepuj5t  unb  brad)tcn  if)n 
nun,  unter  ber  SBegleitung  unga^igcr  ©affcnjungen,  in  grofccm 
5pomp  fyerbei.  3)er  QufafL  mollte,  baft  fie  auf  bem  Wlaxttc 
antangten,  aU  $)3ott)pf)onug  eben  feme  Dlcbc  geenbigt  fyattc, 
unb  bie  armen  $itf)ter  fid)  gar  ntd)t  mcfjr  5U  fyetfen  hmfjten. 

£)er  Siirrn,  ben  bie  ®affenjungen  urn  ben  @fel  fyer  madjten, 
bret)te  jebermamtg  9Iugen  nad)  ber  ©eite,  moljer  er  lam.  Wlan 
ftufcte  unb  brdngte  fidj  ^in^u.     „§a!"  rief  enb(id)  einer  au3 


THE  SUIT.  105 

If  chance,  the  great  protector  of  all  Abderites,  had 
not  taken  the  judges  under  its  care  at1  this  time,  it  is 
hard  to  see  how  they  would  have  come  out  of  the  affair 
with  honor.  But  before  they  could  take  any  means  to 
release  themselves 2  from  this  embarrassment,  an  unex- 
pected close  was  suddenly  given  to  the  drama. 

Chapter  5. 

While  the  donkey's  shadow  was  causing  such  strange 
darkness  in  the  brains  of  the  Abderites,  the  donkey 
itself  was  being  cared  for  in  the  public  stables,  where  it 
had  been  led  to  stay  until  the  outcome  of  the  law-suit. 
On  the  morning  when  the  affair  was  to  come  to  an  end, 
it  occurred  to  the  stablemen  to  curry  the  donkey,  deco- 
rate it  with  ribbons,  and  lead  it  with  great  pomp  to  the 
temple.  If  the  poor  animal,  which,  as  chance  would 
have  it,  was  again  to  be  chief  actor  128  in  the  drama,  had 
not  arrived  at  the  market-place  just  as  Polyphonus  was 
finishing  his  speech,  the  judges  would  not  have  known 
[how]  to  help  themselves. 

Countless  street-arabs    were   making   a  great   noise 

1.  2Ba$  ttritrbe  ifym  em  £eidjte#  fein,  falls  er  fid)  nod)  tanger 
blamieren  mottte?  2.  SBarum  fyielt  er  feme  lange  $?ebe? 
3.  $n  meldjer  £age  befanben  fid)  bie  9ttd)ter?  4.  2£a8  fam 
ifynen  3it  $tffe?  5.  2Bo  wax  ber  (£fel  nnterbeffen  geroefen? 
6.  Seldjen  (Sinfatt  fatten  bie  (Stattbebtenten?  1.  2Ba8  ttjaten 
fie  mit  bem  (Sfel?  8.  Ser  begleitete  ben  (Sfel?  9.  3n  meldjem 
mid)ttgen  Sftomente  (angten  fie  auf  bem  Sttarrte  an?  10.  Seldje 
Sttemungen  aujjerte  man  itber  ben  @fel? 

1  ju.    2  fid)  befreien. 


106  DER   PROZESS. 

bem  $olfe,  „ba  !ommt  ber  ®fel  felbft!"  —  „(£r  mirb  ben 
Diidjtern  tool)!  gn  einem  2tefprnd)  tjelfen  toolkit,"  fagte  em 
anberer.  —  „$)er  oerbammte  (Sfel,"  rief  ein  britter,  „er  f)at 
nnS  afle  gu  @runbe  gerttfitet !  129  3d)  toollte,  baft  i^n  bte 
SBolfe  gefreffen  f)atten,  et)?  er  im3  biefen  gottlofen  ^attbel  anf 
ben  $afe  gog  !"130  —  ,,$dba !"  fd)rie  ein  ®eff  elf  liefer,  „toc3  ein 
bracer  2lbberit  ift,  itber  ben  Gsfel  tjer !  131  @r  foil  un3  bte 
3ec^e  begatjlen !  132  Saftt  nid)t  etn  |>aar  au3  fetnent  fcf)dbt= 
gen  ©crjaiang  Don  itmt  iibrig  bleiben  \" 

3n  einem  21ugenblicl  ftitrgte  fief)  bte  SJ^enge  anf  ba3  arme 
%ier,  nnb  in  toenig  5Ingenbliden  roar  e3  in  tanfenb  ©titcfe 
gerriffen.  SOton  fcfjlug,  frattfe  nnb  ranfte  fidj  unt  ein  <Stitcf 
mit  einer  |)i|e,  bie  nid)t  it)re3gleid)en  f)atte.  133  £)te  meiften 
liefen  mit  bent,  tva$  fie  erlampft  fatten,  nad)  $aufe.  £)a 
ein  jeber  eine  SOcenge  tjinter  ftcf)  f)er  fjatte,  bie  it)m  feinen  s$anb 
ab^njagen  fud^tc,  fo  ttmrbe  ber  SDcarft  in  toenig  SJcimtten  fo 
leer  toie  nm  ITOtternacfjt. 

£)ie  $ierf)unbertmanner  toaren  im  erften  Wugenblid  biefe3 
2tufrnt)r3  in  grofte  SBeftitrgung,  geraten.  Dtjne  felbft  §u  totffen, 
toa$  fie  trjaten,  gogen  fie  bie  Sttorbtoertgenge  t)erbor,  bie  fie  fyeim^ 
lid)  nnter  ifjren  Wlantehx  bti  fid)  fiifjrten.  £)ie  §errett  fafjen  ein- 
anber  mit  leinem  fleinen  (Srftannen  an,  ba  anf  einntal,  oom 
^rdfibenten  bi£  511m  unterften  $eifi£er,  in  jeber  |)cmb  ein 
blower  SDold)  fnnlelte.  2113  fie  aber  enblid)  bie  Urf ad)e  be3 
2lnfruf)r3  fatjen,  ftedten  fie  gefd)tt)inbe  i^re  ^Dceffer  nneber  in  ben 
SBnfen  nnb  bradjen  allefamt,  gleict)  bm  ©ottern  im  erften 
$ud)e  ber  SltaS,  in  ein  nnau3lofd)tid)eg  ®elad)ter  an3. 

„2)anf  fei  bem  Inmmel!"  rief  enblid),  nad)bem  bie  fet)r  et)r= 
toitrbigen  |jerren  toieber  §tt  fid)  felbft  gefommen  toaren,  ber 
^rdfibent  ladjenb  au3,  „mit  aller  unferer  2$ei3t)eit  fatten  fair 
ber  t&afye  leinen  fdjidlicfjercn  ^tegang  geben  lonnen.    2Bo§n 


THE  SUIT.  107 

around  the  donkey,  and  everybody  rushed  and  crowded 
toward  the  side  where  it  was  coming.  Some  of  the  peo- 
ple began  to  cry  out  that  the  donkey  had  ruined  them 
all,  129  and  that  it  would  have  been  better  if  he  had  been 
taken  by  wolves  before  he  could  bring  such  a  lawsuit 
upon  their  heads.  130  Then  a  tinker  shouted  that  the 
donkey  should  yet  atone  for  it,  132  and  the  whole  crowd 
rushed  upon  it  131  and  tore  it  into  a  thousand  pieces. 
Not  even  a  hair  of  its  tail  was  left.  The  eagerness  with 
which  they  wrestled  and  fought  and  beat  each  other  for 
the  fragments,  had  no  parallel.  133  In  a  few  minutes 
those  whose  plunder  had  not  been  torn  from  them  had 
run  home  with  it,  the  others  had  pursued  them,  and  the 
market-place  was  empty.  In  the  meantime  the  four 
hundred  men,  falling  into  great  anxiety,  had  pulled  out 
the  glittering  daggers  they  were  secretly  carrying  under 
their  cloaks.  But  as  soon  as  they  saw  the  cause  of  the 
uproar,  they  could  do  nothing  but  look  at  each  other  in 
amazement  and  then  break  into  irrepressible  laughter. 

The  president  was  the  first  to  come  to  himself.  He 
saw  that  since  the  people  had  wreaked  their  vengeance  136 
on  the  innocent  cause  of  the  lawsuit,  it  was  now  pos- 
sible to  restore  the  general  quiet.    It  only  depended  on 

1.  3U  tt>e(d)er  ©etoalttfyat  forberte  ber  $effe(flufer  bie 
itbrtgen  2lbberiten  auf?  2.  2Ba$  gefd)<u)  alsbann?  3.  Sic 
fam  e$,  bag  ber  Sflarft  balb  leer  ttmrbe?  4.  Sarum  tvaren  bie 
2Merl)unbertmanner  in  groge  33efturgung  geraten?  5.  Sie  be= 
retteten  fie  fid)  auf  emett  mbgticfyen  $ampf  Dor?  6.  28ann 
ftetften  fie  ifjre  Sfteffer  tvieber  in  ifjren  33ufen?  2.  -Snnrie- 
fent  Ijanbelten  fie  ttrie  bie  ©otter  in*  ber  ^liaS?  3.  Sa$ 
bacfyte  ber  ^rafibent  oon  biefem  5lu$gange  ber  <Bad)t? 


108  DER  PROZESS. 

roollten  fair  un§  nun  nod)  Idnger  bte  Sfttyfe  ^erbredjen  ?134  £)er 
(£fe(,  ber  unfdjulbtge  2lnlaT3  biefe3  leibtgen  §anbel3,  ift  (tote  e3 
gu  gefyen  ^flegt)  ba£  Dpfer  baoon  geroorben.  £)a§  SBoIf  fjat 
fern  9ftiitd)crt  an  ifynt  abgefitfylt,  135  imb  e£  lommt  je|t  nur  auf 
einen  guten  (Sntfdjhtfj  Don  unfcrer  <Seite  art,  fo  fann  biefer 
£ag  etn  £ag  ber  greube  unb  3Siebert)erfteHung  ber  allgemetV 
nen  fRut)e  Herbert.  £)a  ber  @fet  felbft  md)t  tnetjjr  ift,  toa£ 
Ijiilfe  eft  136  nod)  lange  tiber  feinen  ©fatten  $tt  redjten  ?  Set) 
beantrage,  baf$  biefe  gan§e  (£fel3fad)e  fjtermit  offentltcf)  fiir 
beenbigt  erlldrt  nnrb.  SBeibe  ^arteien  erljalten  atte  Soften 
au§  ber  (StaatSfafje  oergittet.  £)em  armen  @fel  aber  nrirb 
auf  ©tabtloften  etn  SDenfmal  erridjtet,  ba£  gugleid)  un3  unb 
unfern  9?ad)fontmen  $ur  etotgen  (Srtnnerung  btene,  trie  leicrjt 
etne  grofce  unb  blittjenbe  SRepubtif  fogar  urn  etne£  ©fetSfdjat* 
tm§  iotHen  t)dtte  gu  ©runbe  get^en  fonnen." 

Sebermann  beflatfd)te  ben  $tntrag  be£  ^rdftbenten,  aU  ber 
ffttgften  (£ntfd)eibungr  bte  man  tjatte  treffen  fonnen.  137  S3etbe 
sjforteten  lonnten  banttt  §ufrieben  fcin,  unb  bte  ^Republtf  erlaufte 
tf)ren  grieben  nod)  tmnter  tDot)lfetl  genug. 

SDie  2tbbertten  ladjten  nun  felbft  fjer^ltd)  iiber  tfyre  %^ox- 
fjett.  (Siner  tfjrer  S3allabenmdnner  (beren  fie  fe()r  oiete  unb 
fef)r  fd)(ed)te  fatten)  eilte,  bte  gan^e  ($efd)id)te  in  cin  ©affem 
lieb  §u  brtngen,  ba§  f ogteidj  auf  alien  ©traften  gefungen  nutrbe. 
£)er  S)ramenntad)er  %fya\)§  ma&jte  binnen  raenigen  3Sod)en 
fogar  eine  ®omobie  barauS,  too^u  ber  ^rafibent  eigenf)dnbig 
bte  SD^ufif  fomponierte. 

£>tefe3  fd)dne  ©tiicf  tourbe  offentlid)  ntit  grofjem  SBcifall  auf= 
gefitfyrt,  unb  beibe  Oormalige  ^arteien  ladjten  fo  tjcr^tid)  bar- 
itber,  aU  ob  fie  bie  ©act^e  gar  ntd)t£  anginge. 


THE  SUIT.  109 

a  good  decision  on  the  part  of  the  judges.  Thanking 
Heaven  for  the  fitting  outcome  given  to  the  affair,  he 
thereupon  proposed  that  since  it  would  do  no  good  136  to 
rack  their  brains  over134  the  shadow  of  a  donkey  that  no 
longer  existed,  they  should  publicly  declare  the  whole 
matter  ended.  Also  that  the  costs  should  be  restored 
to  both  parties  from  the  public  treasury,  and  that  they 
should  have  a  monument  erected  to  the  donkey  at  the 
expense  of  the  state.  "May  this  ever  serve  as  a  re- 
minder to  our  descendants,"  he  said,  "how  easily  a  great 
republic  might  be  destroyed."  As  this  was  certainly  the 
wisest  decision  which  any  one  could  have  reached,  137  all 
were  glad  to  clap  their  approval  of  the  proposal  and 
thus  buy  peace  for  the  republic.  Now  that  this  attack 
of  madness  was  over,  the  Abderites  themselves  did  not 
fail  to  laugh  at  their  foolishness.  The  story  was  put 
into  a  ballad,  and  the  people  were  soon  singing  it  in  all 
the  streets,  as  if  the  affair  had  never  concerned  them  in 
the  least.  Within  a  few  weeks  a  comedy  was  also  made 
from  it,  for  which  the  music  was  composed  by  the  presi- 
dent. And  with  both  parties  its  presentation  won  the 
greatest  applause. 

1.  Sarunt  roar  bte$  em  gimftiger  Sutgenbtttf,  bte  aftgenteine 
9?uf)e  ttneberljequfteu'en?  2.  2Ba$  becmtragte  ber  ^rdfibent? 
3.  2Banmt  net  er,  bent  (5fe(  em  £)enmtal  ju  errtdjten?  4.  Ste 
gefiel  ben  $terf)unbertmannern  btefer  $Rat?  5.  Sarunt  fanben 
fie  tint  fo  gnt?  6.  Ste  (afyen  bte  2lbbertten  bte  ganje  &ad)t  nnn 
on?  7.  2£a$  ntacfyte  em  23alfabenntcmn  au8  ber  ©efd)td)te? 
8.  2Ba$  ntadjte  em  £)rantenmad)er  barauS?  9.  2£a$  tfyat 
man  nut  bent  fdjbnen  ©tittf  ?  10. 2Ba$  fitr  erne  SBtrhmg  Ijatte 
ba$  (Stiitf  auf  bte  2Ibbertten? 


PART  SECOND 


ill 


The  Princess  on  the  Pea. 
By  Hans  Christian  Andersen. 

There  was  once1  a  prince  who  wanted  to  marry  a 
princess ;  but  she  was  2  to  be  a  real 3  princess.  So  4  he 
travelled  about,  all  through  the  world,  138  to  find  a  real 
one,  but  everywhere  [there]  was  something  in5  the 
way.  There  were6  princesses  enough,  but  whether7 
they 8  were  real  princesses  he  could  not  quite  make  out  : 
there  was  always  something  that  did  not  seem  quite 
right.  139  So9  he  came10  home  again,  and  was  quite 
sad :  for  he  wished  so  much  140  to  have  a  real  princess. 

One  evening11  a  terrible  storm  came  on.  It  lightened 
and  thundered ;  the  rain  streamed  down ;  it  was  quite 
fearful!  Then  there  was  a  knocking12  at  the  town 
gate,  and  the  old  king  went  out  to  open  it. 

It  was  a  princess  who  stood  outside 13  the  gate.  But, 
mercy ! 14  how  she  looked,  from  the  rain  and  the  rough 
weather!  The  water  ran  down  from15  her  hair  and 
her  clothes ;  it  ran  in 16  at 17  the  points  of  her  shoes, 
and  out 18  at 19  the  heels ;  and  yet  she  declared  that  she 
was  a  real  princess. 

"Yes,  we  will  soon  find  that  out,"  thought  the  old 
queen.     But  she  said  nothing,  went  into  the  bed-cham- 

1  (58  toar  einmal;  ein'mat  =  once  (definite  time);  einmal'  = 
once  (indefinite  time).  2  foflen.  8  ttrirfltdj.  4  ba.  5  in,  with  dative. 
6  (S8  gab.  7  ob.  8  e8.  9  ba.  10  Insert  benn.  «  (StneS  SIbenbS ;  the 
genitive  is  used  to  express  definite  time.  12  Transl.,  then  it 
knocked.  18  brcmfjen  Dor.  M  £immel!  16  au8.  16  fyinein,  17  in. 
18  berauS.    19  on. 

113 


114  THE  BLESSINGS  OF  LOGIC. 

ber,  took  all  the  bedding 1  off,  and  put 2  a  pea  on  the 
flooring  of  the  bedstead;  then  she  took  twenty  mat- 
tresses and  laid  them  upon  the  pea  and  then  twenty 
eider-down  beds  upon  the  mattresses.  On  this3  the 
princess  had  4  to  lie  all  night.  In  the  morning  she  was 
asked  how  she  had  slept. 

"  O,  miserably !  "  said  the  princess.  "  I  scarcely 5 
closed  my  eyes  all  night  [long].  Goodness6  knows 
what  was  T  in  my  bed.  I  lay  upon  something  hard,  so 
that  I  am  black  and  blue  all  over.8  It  is  quite  dread- 
ful!" 

Now  they  saw9  that  she  was  a  real  princess,  for 
through  the  twenty  mattresses  and  the  twenty  eider- 
down beds  she  had  felt  the  pea.  No  one  but 10  a  real 
princess  could  be  so  delicate. 

So  the  prince  took  her  for  his  n  wife,  for  now  he  know 
that  he  had  a  true  princess ;  and  the  pea  was  put 12  in 
the  museum,  where  it  is  still  to  be 13  seen,  unless 14  some- 
body has  carried  it  off. 

Look  you,15  this  is  a  true  story. 


The  Blessings  of  Logic. 

The  renowned  professor  of  logic,  Dr.  Gypius,  sat  in 
his  study  at  his  writing-desk,  bent  over  a  book,  with  a 
great  pipe  in  his  left  hand.    After  he  had  read  one  para- 

1  SBetten,  pi.     2  legen,     3  barcntf.  4  miiffett.     5  faft  iurf)t,  faum. 

6  ber  £>immet.     7  TransL,  has  been.  8  uber  tneinen  garden  $brper. 

9  ein'feljen.    10  al8.    n  for  his  =  $ur.  12  was  put  =  fam.    13  active. 
14  toetm  nidjt.  15  ©ielj. 


THE  BLESSINGS  OF  LOGIC.  115 

graph  of  the  work  attentively  three  times  without  grasp- 
ing its  meaning,1  he  leaned  back  in  his  armchair  with  an 
astonished  countenance. 

"  Hm,  remarkable ! "  he  said  to  himself  half  aloud. 
tt  This  famous  book  is  written  in  the  German  language 
and  treats  of  logic.  I  understand  both  the  German 
language  and  logic,  yet  I  cannot  fathom  the  meaning  of 
this  chapter.  What  follows  from  all  this,  gentlemen  ?  2 
The  answer  is  clear.  It  is  not  the  fault  of3  this  unim- 
peachable work,  but  of  me.  Good !  Now,  if  I  do  not 
understand  what  I  have  read,  the  cause  might  be  a  weak- 
ness, or  a  confusion  of  mind.  But  that  is  not  the  case, 
for  I  am  in  a  condition 4  to  draw  correct  conclusions.  I 
now  propound  the  question,  '  Am  I  in  a  sober  or  an  in- 
toxicated condition?'  The  correctness  of  the  answer 
depends  on  the  correct  judgment 5  of  the  facts.  This 
morning  about  two  hours  ago,  I  drank  a  glass  of  tea,  but 
besides  this  6  I  have  introduced  no  sort  of 7  nourishment 
into  my  body,  either  of  a  liquid  or  a  solid  nature.  Now 
chemistry  teaches  that  tea  boiled  in  water  does  not  con- 
tain an  atom  [of]  alcohol ;  consequently  I  am  sober,  con- 
sequently intoxication  cannot  have  caused  my  inability 
to  understand  that  chapter  .  . .  What  possibility  of  ex- 
plaining this  phenomenon  have  we  still  ?  The  possibil- 
ity, if  not  also  the  probability,  I  say  therefore,  gentle- 
men, the  possibility  that  I  am  at  this  instant  sleeping 
and  dreaming  vividly.     If  this  is  so,8  then  it  is  impos- 

1  @inn,  m.  2  meine  Qertett;  the  professor  imagines  he  is  lectur- 
ing before  his  class.  8  It  is  not  the  fault  of,  ©«  liegt  nid)t  an. 
4  to  be  in  a  condition,  imftonbe  fein.  6  SBeurtetlung,/.  6  besides 
this,  aufcerbem.    7  no  sort  of,  feinerlei.  8  if  this  is  so,  roenn  bem  fo  ifl. 


116  THE  BLESSINGS  OF  LOGIC. 

sible  for  me  to  assure  myself  of  it.1  What  must  I  do 
under  such  circumstances,  in  order  to  obtain  certainty 
about  the  facts  ?  I  must  cause  another  mature  person,2 
who  is  in  a  waking  condition,  to  determine  what  the 
facts  are." 

Doctor  Gypius  rang  the  electric  bell  and  soon  the 
trim  servant-girl  entered  the  room.  "  Anna,"  began  the 
professor,  "I  have — " 

"  I  beg  your  pardon,  141  Professor,"  answered  the  girl, 
smiling  roguishly,  "  my  name  is  still 3  Minna." 

"  Very  well,  dear  Minna,"  began  the  professor  again, 
"  I  am  in  doubt,  whether  I  am  now,  that  is,  at  this  in- 
stant, awake  or  dreaming.  There  arises  for  you  on  the 
one  hand,4  as  a  servant  girl,  on  the  other 5  as  a  fellow- 
being  who  ought  to  help  a  neighbor  at  every  opportun- 
ity, the  unavoidable  duty  of  delivering  me  from  my  un- 
certainty.    Therefore ! " 

Again  the  girl  smiled,  then  she  said:  "I  think  you 
must  be  6  dreaming." 

"  Dear  Johanna  —  I  beg  your  pardon,  I  would  say 
dear  Emilie,"  returned  Professor  Gypius,  u  allow  me 
to  reply  to  your  answer  as  follows.7  You  said  first,  *  I 
think  .  .  .'  That  seems  to  me  to  be  a  false  manner  of 
expression,  for  you  must  know  definitely,  whether  I  am 
dreaming  or  awake,  —  unless 8  at  this  instant  your  ap- 
pearance also  is  a  dream,  to  which  9  I  intend  to  return 
later.  Secondly,  when  you  gave  verbal  expression  to 
your  opinion  of 10  my  condition,  you  used  the  expression 

1  of  it,  beffen.  2  erttmdjfenert  Sftetrfdjen.  3  nod)  immer.  4  on  the  one 
hand,  etnerfeitg.  5  anbererfeitS.  6  Insert  tool)!.  7  as  follows,  $oU 
genbeg.    8  unless,  e8  fei  bcnn  baft.    9  tuorauf.    10  fiber. 


THE  BLESSINGS   OF  LOGIC.  117 

„toof)(."  That  was  superfluous,  since  the  preceding 
sentence  had  already  shown  the  hypothetical  character 
of  your  opinion  by *  the  verb  '  think.'  But  to  business.2 
I  will  be  a  little  less  technical,  so  that  you  may  under- 
stand me  more  easily."  Therefore,  dear  Clara,  we  will 
assume,  that  when  you  leave  my  room  in  the  immedi- 
ate3 future,  you  will  meet  a  person,  who  asks  you 
whether  Professor  Gypius  is  asleep  or  awake  just 
now,  —  what  would  be  the  answer  you  would  give,  on 
the  basis4  of  your  observations?" 

Minna  answered,  convulsively  stifling  her  laughter, 
"  Professor  Gypius  is  sitting  at  his  writing-desk  and  is 
not  asleep." 

"  I  thank  you,  dear  Augusta,"  said  Professor  Gypius, 
and  added  after  serious  meditation  "you  may  go." 

"Now  the  fact  is  determined  beyond  doubt,"  the 
learned  man  resumed  his  monologue,  "  that  I  am  awake 
and  not  asleep  nor  dreaming.  I  can  explain  the  strange 
occurrence,  that  I,  as  a  logician,  do  not  understand  a 
passage  in  an  excellent  German  book  about  logic,  only 
by  this,5  that  I  am  absent-minded.  But  why  am  I  so,6 
gentlemen  ?  " 

His  glance  fell  on  his  pipe  and  his  face  brightened. 

"Possibly  because  I  have  not  followed  the  custom 
which  has  become 7  second  nature  to  me,  of  smoking 
while  reading." 

He  stuck  the  mouthpiece  between  his  lips  and  began 
the  reading  8  anew,  again  without  result. 

He  took  the  pipe  out  of  his  mouth  and  looked  at  it. 

1  burd).  2  to  business,  gur  ©od)c.  8  nad)ft.  4  on  the  basis,  auf 
®vmib.  6only  by  this,  Diofj  bamtt,    6  e$,    7  Insert  $ur.    8  £efture,/. 


118        THE  BLESSINGS   OF  LOGIC. 

"  Since  I  neither  feel  in  my  mouth,  the  specific  warmth 
which  one  perceives  when  smoking,  nor  am  sensible  of 
the  smell  of  tobacco,  the  supposition  that  I  have  not 
lighted  the  tobacco  might  be  justified  by  the  facts." 

He  leaned  over,  saw  with  satisfaction  that  his  infer- 
ence fully  agreed  with  the  facts  and  rang  the  bell. 

Minna  appeared  again. 

"  Dear  Matilda,"  said  Professor  Gypius,  "  will  you 
kindly  hand  me  a  match,  so  that  I  may  convert  the 
tobacco  into  a  state  of  combustion  ?  "  * 

Minna  approached  him  with  a  burning  match.  In  his 
absent-mindedness  Professor  Gypius  stuffed  the  tobacco 
into  place  2  with  Minna's  forefinger  and  began  to  smoke. 

"  You  may  go  again,  dear  Bertha." 

The  scholar3  puffed  comfortably  and  again  went  to 
work.  Soon  he  knocked  his  pipe  against  the  table  to 
shake  out  the  ashes,  and  hearing  the  knock  called, 
"  Come  in  /  "  4  No  one  appeared,  however,  and  after 
waiting  a  few  minutes,  the  professor  began  to  read 
again.  But  it  was  vain  trouble.  He  could  not  find  out 
what  the  author  meant.  Professor  Gypius  now  became 
seriously  disturbed.  He  bent  a  little  over  the  table,  as 
if  it  were  a  lecturer's  desk,  and  began  in  a  meditative 
voice  : 

"  Although  I  am  sober  and  awake,  understand  the 
German  language,  am  a  specialist  in 5  the  province 6  of 
logic,  and  am  smoking  my  pipe,  I  cannot  succeed  in 
grasping  the  meaning  of  this  chapter.  We  have  to  do 
with    a    phenomenal     occurrence,    gentlemen,    which 

1  convert .  .  .  combustion,  ben  Xabat  in  einen  glimmenben  3ufto"& 
Derfe^en.    2  juredjt.    8  @eteljrte,  ra.    4  Ijerein !    6  cmf    6  (§ebtet,  n. 


THE  BLESSINGS   OF  LOGIC.  119 

makes  a  more  thorough  investigation  necessary.  A  pro- 
fessor of  logic  who  does  not  understand  an  exposition 
on 1  logic,  would  be  something  so  illogical,  that  we  can. 
not  assume  2  it  otherwise  than  as  hypothetical  and  pro- 
visional. We  will  now  try  to  solve  this  apparent 
riddle  by  logic  itself.  After  the  possibilities  of  expla- 
nation thus  far  enumerated  have  proved  untenable,  we 
will  continue  to  seek  for  other  possible  causes.  Such 
could  be  the  presence  3  of  great  absent-mindedness.  And 
this  absence  of  mind  must  be  traced  back  to  a  deeper 
cause.  Good !  What  circumstances  could  make  me  so 
absent-minded?  With  reference  to  this  there  would 
have  to  be  considered,  first,  money  matters.  But  there  can 
be  no  question  of  that  with  me,  142  for  since  I  have  no 
money,  there  can  be  no  money  matters  for  me,  that  is  clear. 

"  Secondly,  family  matters ;  and  (1)  family  matters  in 
a  broader 4  sense,  (2)  the  same 5  in  a  narrower  sense ; 
a)  I  establish  the  fact,  that  of  my  relatives  who  were 
qualified  either  directly  or  indirectly  to  induce  absent- 
mindedness  in  me,  none  are  now  living ; 6  ^)  I  have  to 
observe,  that  I  have  no  children,  and  that  I  am  at 
present 7  unmarrried,  —  yes,  that  I  am  at  present  un- 
married. —  Hm  — ." 

Professor  Gypius  paused,  the  wrinkles  on  his  forehead 
smoothed  out,  —  over  his  face  spread  the  sunshine  of 
bright  joy  and  the  learned  man  now  continued,  with 
raised  voice : 

"  But 8  future  occurrences  are  able  to  call  forth  a  con- 
centration of  the  mental  powers  even  in  the  present, 


i 
£ebeu 


itber.    2  an'ne^men.   3  ^orljaubenfein,  n.   4  n>eit.    6  foldje.   6  am 
u.    7  gegentooi'tig.    8   atlein. 


120      LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY. 

gentlemen ;  and  this  is  and  was  the  case  with  me.  Now 
I  have  succeeded  in  finding,  by  purely  logical  discussion, 
the  cause  of  my  peculiar  absentrmindedness.  At  twelve 
o'clock  I  am  to  appear  at 1  the  mayor's  office  2  of  this 
place  to  be  married  to  my  betrothed." 

Professor  Gypius  bowed  to  his  imaginary  hearers  and 
rang  the  bell. 

Minna  appeared. 

"  Dear  Helen,"  said  the  learned  man,  "  with  regard  to  3 
the  fact  that  I  must  arrive4  at  the  mayor's  office  at 
twelve  o'clock,  for  the  purpose  of  fulfilling5  my  offi- 
cial marriage 6  with  my  betrothed,  and  in  consideration 
of  the  circumstance,  that  it  is  already  a  quarter  of 
twelve,  I  beg  you  to  get  me  a  carriage." 

Minna  got  the  desired  conveyance.  Professor  Gypius 
called  to  the  coachman,  "  To  the  University,  quickly ! " 
In  this  roundabout  way7  he  arrived,  three  quarters  of  an 
hour  late,  before  the  office  where  he  was  anxiously 
awaited. 


Liszt*  Expected8  at9  an  Evening  Party. 
By  E.  Kossak. 

It  is  enough10  to  say  that  Liszt  had  come.  The  whole 
town  spoke  of  him  and  of  nothing  else.  .  .  .  Not  only 

i  cmf.  2  mayor's  office,  @tanbe8amt,  n.  3  with  regard  to,  im 
§inbticf  cmf.  4  ein'  treffen,  trctf,  getroffen.  6  for  the  .  .  .  fufilling,  gtoecfS 
SBornabme.  6  framing,/.  7  Wad}  biefem  Umroege.  8  ttrirb  erfoartet, 
9  cmf  with  dative.    10  (§8  geniigt. 

*  Liszt,  the  greatest  pianist  of  modern  times. 


LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  XN  EVENING  PARTY.     121 

was  it  considered 2  an  inevitable  requisite  for  a  person  of 
culture  2  to  have  heard  at  least  one  of  his  concerts,  but 
for  those  of  musical  proclivity  3  it  was  a  question  of4  life 
and  death  to  have  seen  the  virtuoso  at 5  their  own  house. 
A  salon  was  greatly  6  in  danger  of  losing  7  its  painfully 
acquired  reputation  if  Liszt  had  not  honored  it  with  a 
visit.  Much 8  higher  than  the  musical  treat,  which  was 
easily  attainable  for  two  thalers,  stood  the  consciousness 
of  being  able  to  say  at  the  proper  moment,  with  ap- 
parent nonchalance,  but  with  the  blessed 9  assurance  of 
crushing 7  a  less  fortunate  rival :  "  Do  you  know,  my 
dear,10  Liszt  was  with11  us  on  Thursday?  We  had  only 
a  few  H  friends  invited  to  meet  him.  143  He  played  the 
Erlkonig !  "  Thereupon  your 13  rival  would  go  home, 
lie  down  on  the  sofa,  and  have  ice  and  cologne  applied 14 
to  her  throbbing 15  forehead. 

When  the  excitement  in 16  town  had  reached  its  height 
I  found,  one  evening  after  coming 17  home  exhausted  by 
a  round  of  lessons  to  untalented  beginners,  an  invitation 
from  Frau  Geheimrat 18  Pfeffermunze.  She  asked  me  to 
put  in  an  appearance 19  at  her  salon  that  very  evening  20 
at  eight  o'clock  ;  something  very  unusual  must  have  oc- 
curred. Her  musical  prote*g£s  were  in  the  habit21  of 
assembling  on  Saturday,  once  a  fortnight;22  tins  was 

1  Insert  cttS.  2  a  person  of  culture,  ein  gebitbeter  Sftenfd).  8  bie 
2Jhtftfbegabten,  pi  *  auf.  6  in.  6  Transl.,  in  the  greatest.  7  in- 
finitive with  ju.  8  tueit.  9  befeltgenb.  10  Insert  bafj.  n  bet.  12  ein 
paax.  13  your  =  definite  article.  14  have  .  .  .  applied,  fief)  legen 
laffett.  16  fiebernbe.  16  Insert  the  def.  article.  17  clause  with  nari)= 
bem.  18  privy  councillor,  title  of  a  high  official.  19  to  put  in 
an  appearance,  in  bie  (Srfcfjeimmg  311  treten.  20  benfelben  s#benb. 
21  Transl.,  had  the  habit.    "  in  Dierjeljn  $agen. 


122      LISZT  EXPECTED  'AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY. 

evidently  an  extra1  under  difficulties.  We  had  never 
before  been  asked  so  late. 

The  note  bore  signs  of  haste ;  Frederick  the  Great 
and  Napoleon  had  granted  themselves  more  time  to  sign 
the  orders  of  cabinet  than  had  the  Frau  Geheimrat.  I 
jumped  into  my  dress-coat  head  over  heels,2  for  there 
was  not  a  moment  to  spare,  and  hastened  to  the  Char- 
lotten  Strasse. 

The  first  story  was  illuminated  with  an  unreasonable 
profusion  of  oil  and  wax.  A  gentle  shiver  passed  3  over 
my  back;  in  the  little  reception-room,  the  inviolable 
sanctuary  of  the  Geheimrat  in  the  eyes  of  young  and 
giddy  musicians,  glittered  the  lights  of  a  chandelier. 
The  hall  door  stood  wide  open  with  that  philosophically 
resigned  hospitality  which  in  general  confines  itself  to 
funerals  with  four  horses.  At 4  such  supreme  moments 
the  lesser  laws  of  life5  become  void,  and  even  those 
beings,  which  would  never  be  asked  to  a  place  6  at 7  the 
family  table,  were  made  8  welcome. 

M  Heavens  !  "  I  exclaimed  in  a  whispered  monologue, 
"it  cannot  be  that  the  Geheimrat  has  died  an9  unex- 
pected death !  "  The  absurdity  of  the  supposition  im- 
mediately became  apparent,  for,  as 10  I  passed  through  the 
reception-room,  the  head  of  the  house  appeared  before 
me  in  person,  at11  the  right  of  the  gilded  mirror,  sur- 
rounded by  satellites,  and  saluted  me  graciously  with  a 
mild  wave  of  his  hand.    As  long  as  we  could  remember 

1  cine  cmftergemoljnHdje  ©i£ung.  2  $ctt8  iiber  ftopf,  3  Iciufen.  4  in. 
5  the  lesser  laws  of  life,  bie  gcluobnUdjen  £eben8rcgeln.  6  to  be  asked 
to  a  place,  gelaben  toerben.  7  ju.  8  gefyeijjett  tt)crben.  9  genitive.  10  a  (8 
or  inbem.    n  ju. 


LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY.      123 

he  had  not  condescended  to  receive  any  ordinary  musi- 
cians, such  as  we  were,1  personally,  for  we  were  never 
invited  to  the  higher  esoteric  fetes.  To  make  his  pres- 
ence more  emphatically  imposing,  he  had  adorned  him- 
self with  three  or  four  badges  of  honor  instead  of  wear- 
ing merely  the  ribbons  belonging  thereto.2 

What  had  occurred  ?  3     What  was  about 4  to  occur  ? 

The  Geheimrat  was  to  me  an  unapproachable  entity. 

I  dared  not 5  ask  him.  6  Etiquette  demanded  that  I 
should  confine  myself 7  to  replying  if  he  should  address 
me.  His  lady8  might9  be  looked  upon  as  more  con- 
descending, but  to-day  I  should  have  to  forego 10  any  po- 
lite advances.  Like  the  vestal  High  Priestess  in  Spon- 
tini's  opera,  she  stood  in  the  centre  of  a  group  of  maidens 
festively  arrayed.11  Man,  at  any  other  time  a  much- 
sought-for  article,  had  evidently  fallen  in  12  price.  The 
young  gentlemen,  even  the  boldest  lions  of  society,  stood 
close  together,  and  did  not  venture  above  a  whisper.13 

What  had  occurred  ?     What  was  about  to  occur  ? 

My  vague  forebodings  became 14  certainty  as  I  heard  a 
pale  and  criminally15  lean  gentleman,  one  notorious16  for17 
his  festive  odes,  say  to  his  neighbor :  "  He  is  coming ! 
You  will  see  the  godlike  youth  face  to  face." 18  The 
person  addressed,19  like  the  contrite  Brahmin,  stared  at 
the  tip  of  his  nose,  and  preserved  a  worshipful  silence, 

1  such  as  we  were,  lute  ttur  e8  toaren.  2  verbal  adjective.  8  tvax 
gefrf>ef)en.  4  was  about,  foHtc.  5  Insert  jit.  6  Insert  the  def. 
article.    7  Insert  bo rctuf.    8  ©emafyUn,/.    9  fonnen.    10  oeqidjteu  auf. 

II  verbal  adjective.  12  Insert  def.  art.  18  did  not  .  .  .  whisper, 
ttmgten  nur  ju  ffuftern.  14  Insert  jur.  15  potijeiuubrig.  16  relative 
clause.  17  ttJegett.  18  face  to  face,  Don  2liigeftd)t  311  2tngeftd)t.  19  verbal 
adjective. 


124      LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY. 

"  I  breakfasted  with  him  yesterday.  A  most  delightful 
companion !  The  very  picture  *  of  unpretentious  sim- 
plicity," continued  the  other.  Ah,  could  he  but 2  break- 
fast with  him  every  day,  life  had  looked  brighter  to 
him  !3 

Among  the  bards  near  by4  a  wild  state5  of  excite- 
ment made  itself  felt.6  Their  leader  distributed  printed 
leaflets  among  them,  and  the  poet  stepped  nearer7  to 
designate  a  certain  passage  in  the  third  stanza  which  re- 
quired a  decided  crescendo.  Just  then  the  Frau  Ge- 
heimrat  came  rustling 8  into  the  circle. 

"  Would  it  not  be  better,"  she  said,  smiling  benignly, 
but  struggling  with  a  nervous  tremor,  "if  the  chorus 
were  to  retire  9  into  the  adjoining  room,  so  as 10  [to  have] 
the  music  come  n  from 12  a  greater  distance  ?  " 

"  Frau  Geheimrat  is  right,"  exclaimed  the  poet  en- 
couragingly, urging  the  youths  of  Berlin  into  the  next 
room.  "  The  chant  should  impress  him 13  as  coming  u 
from  another,  purer  world.  Then  in  the  third  and  last 
stanzas  15  the  angels  descend  and  greet  the  genius  here 
below  as  [a]  brother.  Carry  out  my  suggestions,  gen- 
tlemen, and  go  into  the  other  room." 

The  singers  would  greatly 16  have  preferred  to  be  pres- 
ent from 17  beginning  to  18  end,  but  there  was  nothing 
for  them 19  but 20  to  yield.     They  took  the  desired  posi- 

1  the  very  picture,  bct«  ecbte  Slbbilb.  ?  nur.  3  life  .  .  .  him,  ba8 
£eben  toiirbe  ifym  Ijetterer  erfdjeinen.  4  near  by,  umfteljenb.  &  wild 
state,  bofyer  ©rab.  6  fiiljlbar.  7  Insert  um.  8  Transl.,  rustled. 
9  active;  subjunctive.  10  fo  baft.  n  Transl.,  would  come.  12  au§. 
18  auf  ibn  ben  Gnnbrutf  mod)cn.  14  Translate,  as  if  it  came;  sub- 
junctive. 15  singular.  16  bci  n>citcm.  17  Insert  the  def.  article. 
18  bis  jitm.    M  there  ...  for  it,  c«  Meb  ni(^t«  aubereS  iibrig.    »  at«. 


LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY.      125 

tion,  attentively  re-read1  the  melodious  lyric  made  to 
fit2  a  well-known  tune,  and  cleaied  their  throats. 

The  clock  on  the  mantel  struck  nine ;  the  Geheimrat 
still  stood  sentinel  at  the  right  of  the  mirror,3  convers- 
ing 4  with  the  aristocratic  element.  In  the  background 
preparations  for  a  sacrificial  offering  of  tea  seemed  to  be 
going  on,5  but  no  one  ventured  to  begin  the  solemn  ce- 
remony. My  conjecture  was  that  the  hostess  feared 
thereby  to  offend  the  august  spirit  of  the  expected 
genius. 

It  struck  a  quarter,  it  struck  half-past  —  still  no 
Liszt !  — 

The  Geheimrat  and  his  sesthetic  wife  moved  nearer  to 
the  windows,  and  started  convulsively  every  time6  a 
carriage  passed  near  enough  to  give  one  reason  to  sus- 
pect 7  [it]  of 8  an  intention  of  stopping.9  The  assembled 
guests  had  said  everything 10  they  had  to  say,  and  the 
need  of  an  impetus,11  physical  or  psychical,  was  making 
itself  sadly  felt.12 

44  We  certainly  cannot  have 13  tea  served  now.  He 
may  come  at  any  moment.  The  effect  would  be  14  quite 
lost ! "  whispered  the  Frau  Geheimrat  as  her  husband 
approached  her,  reminding 15  her  of  the  bodily  needs 16 
of  her  guests. 

A  general  restlessness  took  possession  of  those  assem- 
bled.    "  Punctuality  is  the  politeness  of  kings,  but  not 

1  cutfS  neue  lefen.  2  it  was  made  to  fit,  eg  wax  anflepafjt.  3  Insert 
unb.  4  preterit.  6  to  be  going  on,  gemacfyt  ju  aierben.  6  Insert 
toenn.  7  Use  noun :  jur  fSftmutUttfl.  8  bafj,  with  clause.  9  infini- 
tive with  gu.  10  Insert  toa8.  n  SInreig,  w.  12  bemerf(id).  18  taffert. 
14  Transl.,  go  lost.  15  clause  with  inbem.  16  the  bodily  needs,  ba8 
tetbtitfje  2Bol)l. 


126      LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY. 

of  geniuses  !  "  a  young  lawyer,  who  was  at *  other  times 
the  Aristophanes2  of  these  receptions,  ventured  to  re- 
mark with  some  bitterness. 

"  Liszt  did  not  name  3  the  hour,  I  should  say  by  way 
of  vindication;4  he  merely  promised  to  come.  You 
know  that  his  time  is  tasked5  to  the  utmost.  A  king 
may  seclude  himself  from  his  worshippers,  but  a  virtuoso 
has  not  an  hour  of  the  6  day  to  call 7  his  own,"  said  the 
Geheimrat,  soothingly. 

A  carriage  came  rattling  wildly  up  to  the  door  8  and 
stopped.  "  It  is  he  !  "  cried  an  academic  youth,  whom 
the  master  of  the  house  had  stationed  as  [a]  sentry  at 9 
the  first  window. 

The  moment  was  overwhelming.  As  fast  as 10  cir- 
cumstances would  permit11  the  guests  grouped  pictu- 
resquely. The  Geheimrat  took 12  the  centre  at  the  right 
of  the  mirror :  his  lady,  our  gracious  patroness,  seized  the 
white  silk  ribbons  on 13  which  the  ode  had  been  printed 
in  gilt  letters.  The  chorus  of  priestesses  arranged  itself 
artistically  about  her ;  the  chorus  of  Berlin  youths  began 
to  sing  in  the  adjoining  room;  we  mutes  sent  greedy 
glances  to  meet 14  the  expected  guest. 

A  nimble  young  man  put 15  his  small,  coal-black  head 
through  the  door,  and  seemed  undecided  to  whom  to  turn.16 

"  Pfeffermiinze,"  whispered  an  old  gentleman  to  the 
Geheimrat,  "  that  is  not  Liszt !  " 

1  ju.  2  Aristophanes,  a  comic  poet  of  Athens.  3  on'geben, 
perfect.  4  by  way  of  vindication,  ju  feiner  9ied)tferttgung.  6  in 
2tnfyrutf)  ne&men.  6  am.  7  relative  clause.  8  to  come  up  to  the 
door,  toor'fobren.  9  on.  10  Insert  eS.  n  preterit.  12  ftetlte  ftd)  in. 
18  auf.  u  Transl.  (to  meet)  by  entgcgcn.  15  fteden.  16  to  whom  to 
turn,  on  toen  er  fidj  tnenben  jottte. 


LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY.      127 

"  That  is  not  the  blond  head  of  our  Samson.  Avaunt, 
venal  slave ! "  muttered  the  manufacturer  of  festive 
odes.  The  black-headed  little  fellow  was  actually  one 
of  the  secretaries  of  the  genius  sent  out1  to  calm  the 
assembly  on  account  of  his  late  arrival 2 ;  perhaps,  also, 
if  I  rightly  judge  the  much-enduring  virtuoso,  to  ward 
off  the  boisterous  ovations  in  store  for  him.3  The  in- 
habitants of  dangerously-situated  Alpine  villages  erect 
stone  walls  as  a  security  against  avalanches ;  the  mass 
of  snow  is  broken  by  them  and  falls  powerless  on  either 
side. 

There  was  a  universal  disappointment ;  the  chorus  of 
youths  was  hushed  with  difficulty,  the 4  gilt-illumined 
ode  was  laid  aside,  the  secretary  was  surrounded,  and 
by  way  of  5  reward  for  his  good  news  that  his  master 
was  following,6  he  was  made  much  of.7  The  commotion 
was  so  great  that  no  one  noticed  the  entrance  of  a  slen- 
der young  man,  with  lank  arms  and  long  yellow  hair, 
who  had  been  peeled  out  of  a  magnificent  sable  great- 
coat in  the  reception-room  by  a  servant.  But  he  did  not 
escape  the  eagle  eye  of  our  patroness. 

"  Mein  Gott,  Liszt !  "  she  exclaimed  in  8  [a]  broken 
voice,  and  then  she  sank  into  the  arms  of  two  robust  alto 
singers,  who,  always  on  the  alert  for 9  such  unaccount- 
able tricks  of  destiny,  were  ever  at 10  her  side.  There  was 
a  sympathetic  movement  among  the  guests,  only  the  one 
most  nearly  concerned,  the  Geheimrat,  retaining  a  pos- 

1  DorauS'fenben;  relative  clause.  ■  on  account .  .  .  arrival,  iiber  fein 
gufpcitfommen.  3  in  store  for  him,  tteldje  feiner  ttarteten.  4  Insert 
mit.  6  by  way  of,  jur.  6  was  following,  nadjfonunen  ttntrbe.  7  to 
make  much  of,  mit  befonberer  2(itfmerffantfett  befyanbetn.  8  mit,  9  to 
be  on  the  alert  for,  auf  ber  §ut  jciu  toor.    10  an. 


128    LISZT  EXPECTFD  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY. 

ture  of  stoic  composure.  The  master  of  tone  also  did 
not  seem  quite  inexperienced  in  the  treatment  of  such 
misadventures.  He  rapidly  approached  the  invalid,1 
seized  the  right  hand  of  the  lady  overcome  by  the  inten- 
sity of  her  feelings,2  ordered  M  things  strengthening  3  and 
refreshing,"  3  like  Mozart's  Don  Ottavio,  and  raised  her 
spirits  4  with  marvellous  speed. 

So  Liszt  had  come,  but  all  the  effects  5  arranged  for 
his  reception  had  failed.  But  his  tortured  soul  was  not 
spared  the  ode.  He  was  compelled  to  sit  down  between 
two  ladies  and  listen  to6  the  song.  Then  the  artistic 
hostess  presented  the  silk  ribbon.  It  was  entwined 
about,  a  fresh  laurel  wreath. 

During  this  offering  of  gratitude7  I  had  been  making 
some  remarks  of  condolence8  to  the  secretary.  Since 
nightfall  his  liege  lord  had  been  visiting  five  families  of 
distinction.9  The  Erlkonig  had  been  wrung  from  him 
at  four  places.  Was 10  the  genius  [to]  escape  the  Erl- 
konig here  ?  [From]  out  of  the  music-room  the  concert- 
grand  loomed  forth  majestically  like  the  heavy  cannons 
in  forts  that  are  used  to  practise  recruits. 

The  illustrious  one  bore  with  rare  firmness  all  [the] 
trials  inflicted11  upon  him;  he  deported  himself  somewhat 
as  a  prince  humoring 12  a  company  of  persons  of  little 
estate,  permitted 13  aspiring  instrumentalists  and  singers, 
professionals  and  amateurs,  to  be  presented,  said  some- 

1  tic  §Uf§bebitrftige.  2  verbal  adjective.  3  verbal  noun;  omit 
"things."  4  raised  her  spirits,  erroedfte  ttjre  £eben8geifter.  6  $uatt= 
effefte.  6  auf,  with  accusative.  7  offering  of  gratitude,  £>anfe8* 
tyenbe,/.  8  SeUeibSbqeugungen,^.  9  of  distinction,  tjorne^m.  10  con- 
ditional.   n  relative  clause.    12  fief)  Ijerablaffen  ju.    13  Insert  baft. 


LISZT  EXPECTED  AT  AN  EVENING  PARTY.    129 

thing  apt  and  encouraging  to  each,  jested  with  the  ladies 
in  a  courtly  manner,  and  endured  the  aged  with  a  philo- 
sophic resignation *  rare  in  one  2  of  his  years.  He  es- 
caped3 [from]  tea,  [it]  probably  having1  been  urged 
upon  him  five  times  already.  The  whole  company  was 
intoxicated  by  the  charm  of  his  manner.  More  than 
twenty  album-leaves  had  been  clandestinely  introduced  4 
by  the  ladies,  and  he  wrote  his  name  on  5  each  without 
[a]  groan.  I  feared  in  secret  that  one  of  the  fair  De- 
lilas  might  stealthily  draw  a  pair  of  scissors  out  of  her 
pocket  and  clutch  the  lion's  mane.  But  the  god  of  the 
muses  watched  over  his  precious  head  ;  he  kept  his  locks 
and  his  titanic  strength,  and  he  permitted  himself  to  be 
persuaded  to  play.  Counting6  by7  the  programmes  of 
previous  concerts,  and  the  receipts  consequent *  upon  the 
high  price  of  admission,8  the  magnanimous  fellow9  played, 
at 10  [a]  modest  estimate,  long  enough  to  earn  950  thalers. 

The  Frau  Geheimrat  would  have  given  a  great  deal 
to  induce  him  to  finish  the  ninth  hundred,  and  she  did 
her  very  best n  to  force  the  poor  unfortunate  to  give  her12 
the  Chromatic  Gallop.  It  was  not  possible.  Inexorable 
fate  still  had  another  reception  in  store 13  with  which  the 
genius  was  to  finish  the  day's  task.  It  became  necessary 
to  dismiss  him. 

As  he  went  all  the  guests  escorted  him  to 14  the  ante- 
chamber, and  his  amiable    hostess  personally  exerted 


1  relative  clause.  2  Insert  2J?enfd),  m.  8  entgrfjen,  with  dative. 
*  einfdjmuggeln.  6  auf.  6  Translate,  if  we  count.  7  nad).  8  ©intrittfc 
pretS,  m. ;  insert  fo  before  the  magnanimous.  9  Sftrnfdj.  10  nctd). 
11  she .  . .  best,  fte  bemiiljte  fid)  auf$  aufjevfte.  12  Translate,  to  play. 
18  in  petto  (from  Lat.  pectus  =  chest,  heart).     14  bi«  ju. 


130  THE   VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER. 

herself  to  get  him  into  \  his  sable  great  coat.  Deep  sor- 
row shone  in  2  the  eyes  of  the  Frau  Geheimrat,  perhaps 
at 3  her  inability  to  be  able  to  induce  the  vocal 4  youths 
of'  Berlin  to  prostrate  themselves  before  him  by  way 5 
[of  a]  musical  carpet  to  the  master's  carriage. 

The  reputation  of  her  salon  had  been  established  for 
one  generation. 


The  Visit  to6  the  Career.7 
By  Ernst  Eckstein. 

The  clock  struck  two.  The  Director  of  the  Gymna- 
sium,8 Dr.  Samuel  Heinzerling,  entered  the  school-court 
with  all  his  own  peculiar  dignity,  and  slowly  ascended 
the  stairs. 

Upon  the  steps  he  met  Mr.  Quaddler,  the  pedell 9  of 
the  school,  who  had  just  rung  the  bell. 

"  Hath  anything  happened,  144  Quadlaw  ?  "  asked  the 
principal,  acknowledging  the  humble  salutation  of  his 
vassal  with  a  lordly  bend  of  his  head. 

"  No,  sir,10  nothing." 

"  The  pupil  Wumpf  hath  been  abthent  f aw  n  theveral 
dayth.  Go  to  hith  wethidenthe,12  and  find  out,  whether 
he  ith  weally  ill.     I  almost  doubt  .  .  .  ." 

1  ibn  f)tnetngufrtegen  in.  2  shone  in,  fyrad)  au§.  8  iiber.  4  fttmnt* 
begabt.  5  al8.  6  in.  7  larger,  m.,  prison  in  German  schools  and 
universities.  8  ©tymnaftum,  w.,  a  school  preparatory  to  the  univer- 
sities. 9  <J3ebett',  m„  beadle,  janitor.  10  Transl.,  Mr.  Principal. 
11  feit.  12  SBohmtng,/. 


THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  131 

"  I  beg  your  pardon,  141  sir,  but  Rumpf  is  here.  I  saw 
him 1  crossing  the  court." 

"  Ah.    Tho  much  the  bettaw."  145 

Dr.  Samuel  Heinzerling  stalked  through  the  long  cor- 
ridor to  the  door  of  his  class  room.  On  this  day  he  ar- 
rived unusually  early.  While  he  was  still  in 2  the  cor- 
ridor, he  heard  a  tremendous  noise.  Forty  boyish  voices 
shouted  "  Bravo  "  and  u  Encore." 

Samuel  wrinkled  his  brow. 

Now  the  roar  of  the  chorus  ceased,  and  a  clear,  pene- 
trating voice  began  with  comical  pathos : 

44  Well,3  faw  thith  time  we  will  let  it  path.  146  It 
ith  vewy  evident  you  have  come  to  clath  unprepared.  I 
am  vewy  much  dithatified  with  you.  Thit  down ! " 
Thundering  applause. 

The  director  stood  as  if  turned  to  stone.4 

By  all  the  gods  of  Greece,  it  was  his  voice,  his  man- 
ner, his  very  living  self !  147  A  little  caricatured,  per- 
haps —  but  still,  so  strikingly  like,  that  only  a  connois- 
seur could  have  detected  the  difference.  Such  sacrilege 
had  never  before  been  known  5  in  the  school.  A  pupil 
dared,  from  the  sacred  heights  of  his  own  professorial 
chair,  to  ridicule  him !  Him,  the  author  of  "  The  Lathi 
Grammar  for  use  in  schools,6  with  special  reference  to7 
the  higher  classes."  Him,  the  renowned  pedagogue  and 
disciple  of  Kant!  Proh pudor/8  This  was  a  prank  such 
as  none  but 9  the  soul  of  the  arch-rogue  Wilhelm  Rumpf 
could  invent. 

1  Insert  bereitS.  2  auf.  *  mm.  *  as  if .  . .  stone,  tt»te  oerftetnert. 
6  had  never  been  known,  wax  benn  bod)  nod)  nidjt  bagemejeu.  6  for  use 
in  schools,  p  ©djulflebraud).  7  auf.  8  Q  ©djanbc !  9  such  as 
none  but,  tt)ie  tt)n  nur. 


132  THE  VISIT  TO   THE   CARCER. 

"  Will  you  go  on 1  tranthlating,  Mowicke,"  the  voice 
of  the  mischievous  pupil  continued.  "What,  you  are 
indithpothed  ? 2  Deaw  me,  when  young  men  of  your 
age  thay  that  they  are  indithpothed  it  maketh  an  unfa- 
vourable impwethion.  Knebel,  put  down  3  in  the  clath- 
book :  •  *  Mowicke,  being  called  upon  to  tranthlate,  wath 
indithpothed.' " 

No  longer  could  the  Principal  master  his  indignation. 

With  a  sudden  jerk  he  opened  the  door  and  appeared 
among  his  startled  pupils,  like  a  lion  among  a  herd  of 
gazelles. 

It  was  indeed  Wilhelm  Rumpf,  the  greatest  good-for- 
nothing  in  the  class,  who  had  committed  the  unpardon- 
able offence  against  the  majesty  of  his  person.  His  col- 
lar drawn  high  in  front,4  a  huge  pair  of  paper  specta- 
cles 5  on  his  nose,  a  book  in  his  left  hand,  the  traditional 
leadpencil  in  his  right,  there6  he  stood  upon  the  plat- 
form, just  about  148  to  continue  the  comedy  when  the  in- 
dignant Principal  appeared  upon 7  the  threshold. 

"Wumpf,"  said  Samuel  with  composure,  "Wumpf! 
you  will  go  to 8  the  cawcer  faw 9  two  dayth.  Knebel, 
put  down  in  the  clath-book :  4  Wumpf  thententhed  to 
two  dayth  [in  the]  cawcer  faw 10  childith  and  unworthy 
conduct.'     Heppenheimer,  call  the  pedell!" 

"  But,  sir," n  stammered  Rumpf,  putting  the  paper 
spectacles  in  his  pocket,  and  returning  to  his  seat. 

"  Not  another  word !  "149 

"But  I  only  wanted,  I  thought  .  .  ." 

1  fort'fafyren.    2  unpaftUd).    3  Use  the  second  person  plural.  4  in 
front,  t»orne.    5  a  pair  of  paper  spectacles,  ^apierbrille,  /.    6  there 
fo.    7  cmf.    8  in.    9  auf.    10  toegen.    n  Mr.  Principal. 


THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  133 

"  Be  thtill,  I  tell  you !  " 

44  But  please,  allow  me,  sir,  let  me  .  .  ." 

"  Knebel,  put  down,  Wumpf  thententhed  faw  obthi- 
nathy  to  another  day  [in  the]  cawcer.  I  am  tiwed  of 
fighting  with  you  faw  evah.  You  ought  to  be  athamed 
to *  the  vewy  depth  2  of  your  thoul !  " 

44  Audatur  et  altera  pars?  sir.  Have  you  not  always 
called  our  attention  to  it  ?  "160 

"  Good.  You  thall  not  thay  that  I  am  untrue  to  my 
printhipleth.     What  have  you  to  thay  faw  yourthelf  ?  "4 

44  I  can  only  assure  you,  Sir,  that  I  did  not  mean  any- 
thing out  of  the  way.5  I  only  intended  to  practise  the 
art  of  mimicry  a  little." 

"  Exerthithe  yourthelf  in  Latin  thtyle  and  in  Greek 
compothition." 

"  So  I  do,6  sir.  But  besides  knowledge,  art  has  also 
its  rights." 

"  Thertainly,  I  have  nevah  denied  that.  But  do  you 
want  to  path  off 7  your  nonthenthe  faw  art  ?  It  ith  an 
art  that  you8  will  nevah  be  able  to  live  [on]." 

"  There  is  no  knowing,9  sir." 

44  Be  thtill,  I  tell  you.  If  you  go  on  at  this  wate 10  you 
will  be  shipwecked  n  soonaw  or  lataw  in  life.  Knipcke, 
go  and  thee  what  Heppenheimer  and  the  pedell  are 
doing." 

44  Oh,  just  this  once,12  sir,"  whispered  Rumpf  coax- 
ingly.     44  Could  you  not  let  me  off  161  just  this  once  ?  " 

1  in.  2  the  very  depth,  ben  ©rnnb.  8  SDtfcm  hore  and)  ben  anbern 
%t\\.  4  for  yourself,  ju  3hrer  9fted)tfertignnfl.  6  anything  out  of  the 
way,  nid)t8  UngietnUd)e8.  6  ba$  thne  id).  7  ctu8'a.eben.  8  Transl.,  of 
which  you,  etc.  9  2)a«  fann  man  nidjt  nuffen. 10  in  biefer  SBeife.  u  to  be 
shipwrecked,  8d)tffbi;ucf)  crlctben.    12  just  this  once,  nur  fttr  bieftmaL 


134  THE   VISIT  TO    THE  CARCER. 

"  Thertainly  not !  You  will  go  to  the  cawcer.  Now 
thith  dithagreeable  affair  must  not  interrupt  our  work 
any  longaw.     Hutzler,  begin  the  wepetition." 

"  I  was  ill  when  we  translated  this,  sir.  Here  is  my 
certificate." 

"  Indeed !  You  were  thick  again.  Do  you  know, 
Hutzler,  it  stwikes  me  152  that  you  are  oftener  thick  than 
well." 

"  Unfortunately,  sir.     My  delicate  constitution  .  .  ." 

"  Delicate  ?  You  delicate  ?  You  don't  thay  tho,  153 
Hutzler!  I  wish  evewy  man  under  the  sun  were  ath 
delicate  ath  you  are.      Lathy  you  are,  but  not  delicate." 

"  Lazy?  But  I  can't  do  anything  when  I  have  a  high 
fever  .  .  ." 

"  I  know  all  that.1  You  dwank  too  much  beer  again. 
You  go  on  twanthlating,  Gildemeister." 

"  Absent ! "  shouted  six  voices  at  once. 

Samuel  shook  his  head  sadly. 

"  Doeth  any  one  know  why  Gildemeister  ith  abthent  ?  " 

"  He  has  a  cold  !  "  replied  one  of  the  six. 

"Cold!  When  I  wath  in  hith  age  I  nevah  had  a 
cold.  But  where  are  Knipcke  and  Heppenheimer  ? 
Schwarz,  go  and  thee,2  but  come  wight  back." 

Schwarz  went  and  after  ten  minutes  came  back  with 
the  pedell  and  his  two  companions. 

"Mr.  Quaddler  was3  busy  papering  his  wall,"  said 
Heppenheimer  in  a  respectful  tone,  "  he  had  to  change 
his  coat  first."  154 

'* Indeed!  And  you  need  half  an  hour  to  do  that? 
Quaddlaw,  it  theemth  to  me  that  you  are  beginning  to 
neglect  your  dutieth." 

1  2)a8  fenne  id).      2  nadj'fefyen.    3  Insert  bamit. 


THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  135 

"I  humbly  beg  your  pardon,  sir;  but  the  young 
gentlemen  came  to *  my  door  just  two  minutes  ago."  155 

"  Oh !  "  cried  the  three  messengers  with  one  voice.  156 

"Well,  I  will  not  investigate  thith  matter  further. 
Here,  take  Wumpf  and  put2  him  in  the  cawcer. 
Wumpf,  you  will  behave  yourthelf  and  not  be  calling 
the  pedell  evewy  moment  ath  you  did  latht  week. 
Quaddlawj  don't  let  anything  induthe  you  to  let  him 
come  out  into  the  hall." 

"  Very  well,  sir." 

"  Now  away  with  you,  Wumpf !  " 

William  Rumpf  bit  his  lip,  turned  about  157  and  dis- 
appeared with  Quaddler  in  the  gloom  of  the  corridor. 

"What  did  you  do,3  Mr.  Rumpf?"  asked  the  pedell, 
as  they  ascended  the  stairs. 

"  Nothing." 

"  Oh,  but  I  beg  your  pardon,  you  must  have  been  do- 
ing something." 

"I  have  only  done  what  the  Principal  does  con- 
stantly." 

"  What  do  you  mean  ?  " 

"  Well,  you  just  listen  to  me.  Do  you  thee,  my  dear 
Quaddlaw,  Wumpf  ith  a  pawfect  scapegwace  and  de- 
therveth  exemplawy  chathtithement." 

"  Good  gracious  !  "  stammered  the  pedell,  clasping  his 
hands  above  his  head.  "  Who  could  believe  such  things 
possible !  158  Heaven  knows  if  I  didn't  see  you  right 4 
here  before  me  with  my  own  eyes,  I  should  swear  that 
it  was  the  Principal's  own  voice  I  heard !  You'll  make 
your  fortune  with  such  a  gift  as  that  some  day ! "  5 

1an.    2  fiiljren.   8Transl.,  have  you  done.    *gerabe.    6  eineS  Staged. 


136  THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER. 

"  Yeth,  yeth,  deaw  Quaddlaw,"  replied  Rumpf,  still 
imitating  the  Principal. 

"And  you  have  actually  done  this  in  his  presence? 
Well,  I  must  say  —  no  offence,  159  Mr.  Rumpf  —  but 
all  in  good  time  160  That  was  not  at  all  fitting  161  and 
the  Principal  had  very  good  reason  to  be  extremely 
angry." 

44  Now  weally  ?     Do  you  think  tho  ?  " 

44 1  must  beg  you  to  leave  off  this  joking  now.  It  is 
not  compatible  with  the  dignity  of  my  office.  Will  you 
please  walk  into  this  room  !  " 

"  With  pleathure  !  " 

"  Mr.  Rumpf,  I  shall  tell  the  Principal  that  your 
punishment  is  not  severe  enough." 

44  What  bithineth  ith  that  of  yourth^  162  you  abthurd 
old  Quaddlaw  ?     I  can  do  what  I  pleathe."  163 

44  That  you  cannot  do." 

44  Of  courthe  I  can.1  I  can  talk  ath  it  thuits  me,  and 
any  one  who  doeth  not  like  it,  can  take  himthelf  off  2  or 
thtop  up  hith  ears."164 

44  Just 3  you  wait." 

44  What  for?"4 

44 1  shall  report  it  to  the  Principal." 

44  Give  him  my  compliments. "165 

Quaddler  turned  the  key  and  shambled  slowly  down 
the  stairs.  When  he  returned  to  his  room  he  went  on 
with  his  work  of  papering.  He  dipped  his  brush  into 
the  paste-pot  and  besmeared  strip  after  strip  of  wall 
paper  with  the  fragrant  liquid. 

1  Insert  ba«.    2  take  himself  off,  fid)  briitfen.    3  nun.    4  toorcmf. 


THE   VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  137 

Wilhelm  Rumpf,  however,  sat  yawning  on  the  bench, 
and  assured  himself  in  a  soliloquy  that  he  was  heartily 
tired  of  the  Gymnasium  and  of  the  uncalled-for  re- 
strictions of  school  life. 

In  the  first-class  room,  meanwhile,  Sophocles  was 
diligently  translated.  Heppenheimer  accomplished  his 
task  to  the  Principal's  moderate  "appwoval."  After 
him,  Schwarz  translated  "  unthatithfactowily."  Then 
the  bell  rang.  —  The  author  of  the  Latin  grammar  for 
use  in  schools  vanished  into  the  directorial  chamber, 
where  he  sank  down  thoughtfully  in  his  official  chair. 

"  A  mithewable  boy,  this  Wumpf,"  he  murmured  to 
himself.1  "But  I  almotht  believe  I  could  win  him  more 
weadily  by  2  kindneth  than  [I  can]  by  forthe  and  seve- 
rity. I  will  make  one  more  attempt  to  appeal  to  hith 
conthienthe.  166  It  ith  a  pity  about3  him.  He  ith  one 
of  my  motht  gifted  pupilth." 

He  passed  his  hand  once  or  twice  over  his  smoothly 
shaven  chin,  167  then  he  took  his  hat  from  the  table  and 
ascended  the  stairs  to  the  career. 

Wilhelm  Rumpf  was  greatly  surprised  when  after  so 
short  [an]  imprisonment  the  door  turned  on  its  hinges. 
His  amazement  reached  its  climax  when  he  recognized 
in  the  visitor  the  Principal,  Samuel  Heinzerling. 

"  Well,  Wumpf  ?  "  said  the  honorable  pedagogue  with 
dignity. 

"  What  do  you  wish,  sir  ?  "  asked  the  pupil  in  a  tone 
of  resolute  obstinacy. 

"  I  have  come  to  inquire  if  you  are  not  beginning  to 
thee  that  thuch  childithneth  ith  altogether  contrary  4  to 

1  to  himself,  &or  ftd)  t)in.  2  buret).  8  urn.  4  to  be  contrary,  $u- 
nu'berlaufen. 


138  THE   VISIT  TO    THE  CARCER. 

the  traditionth  of  a  gynathium,  and  the  spirit  prevailing 
within  the  the  wallth  ..." 

"  I  am  not  at  all  aware  .  .  .  "168 

"  What,  Wumpf  ?  I  did  not  expect  to  find  you  tho 
thtubborn.  I  wish  you  would  put1  yourthelf  in2  my 
plathe.3  I  am  thure  you  would  be  much  more  thevere 
with  thith  presumptuous  Wilhelm  Wumpf  than  I  have 
been." 

"  But,  sir  .  .  ." 

"  Surely  thuch  childith  conduct  ith  not  what  one 
would  expect  of  a  young  man  of  good  family.  You'd 
betht  be  on  your  guard,  169  for  the  next  time  I  catch  you 
at 4  thuch  a  stupid  trick  I  thall  expel  you." 

«  Expel  me  ?  " 

"  Yeth,  Wumpf,  expel  you.  Therefore  wepent  and 
give  up  your  dithgratheful  nonthenthe.  I  wepeat  it, 
put  yourthelf  in  my  plathe!  " 

Wilhelm  Rumpf  bent  his  head.  He  felt  that  his  ex- 
pulsion was  only  a  question  of  time.  Suddenly  a  dia- 
bolical thought  darted  through  his  brain. 

"  If  I  must  get  expelled,"  he  said  to  himself,  "  it  shall 
be  with  flying  colors."  5 

He  smiled  like  the  villainous  hero  of  a  sensational 
novel  after  a  dark  deed,  and  said  in  a  tone  of  simulated 
contrition : 

"  You  say,  sir,  I  should  put  myself  in  your  place  ?  " 

"  Yeth,  Wumpf,  that  ith  what  I  thay." 

"  Well,  then,  if  you  will  have  it  so  —  I  wish  you 
much  pleasure ! " 

1  fe^en.  2  an.  3  ©telle,/.  4  bet.  5  with  flying  colors,  mit  ^oufen 
uub  Xrompeten  (with  kettledrums  and  trumpets). 


THE   VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  139 

And  with  a  single  bound  he  was  outside  the  door, 
turned  the  key  and  left 1  the  poor  Principal  to  his  unex- 
pected fate. 

"  Wumpf,  what  do  you  mean  ?  170  I'll  exthpel  you 
thith  vewy  day  ! 2  Open  the  door  at  onthe !  At  onthe, 
Ithay!" 

"  I  give  you  two  hours'  cawcer"  replied  Rumpf  with 
dignity.    "  You  told  me  to  put  mythelf  in  your  plathe." 

"  Wumpf,  you  will  thee  what  will  happen !  Open 
the  door ;  I  inthitht  upon  it !  " 

"You  have  no  wight  to  talk  to  me  in  that  tone. 
Jutht  at  pwethent  I  am  the  Printhipal.  You  are  merely 
the  pupil  Wilhelm  Wumpf.  Be  thtill !  I  will  not 
bwook  oppothition !  " 

"Dear  Wumpf!  I  will  fawgive  you  thith  onthe. 
Pleathe  open  the  door.  Your  penalty  thall  be  a  vewy 
thlight  one.  You  thall  not  be  exthpelled,  I  promithe 
you.     Do  you  hear  what  I  thay  ?  " 

But  the  "dear  Wumpf"  did  not  hear.  He  had 
crept 8  stealthily  along  the  hall  and  was  now  hastening 
downstairs  to  escape. 

As  he  passed  the  pedelVs  door,  a  brilliant  idea  took 
possession  of  him.  171 

He  put4  his  eye  to5  the  keyhole.  Quaddler  was 
standing  upon  a  ladder,  his  back  turned  to 6  the  door, 
and  was  just  attempting  to  stick  a  heavily-pasted  strip 
of  paper  upon  the  wall.  Wilhelm  Rumpf  opened  the 
door  a  little  way 7  and  called  out  with  the  purest  Hein- 
zerling  accent  of  which  he  was  capable  172  — 

1  iiberfaffen.  2  this  very  day,  augenblicfltd).  8  fdjteidjen.  4  legen. 
6  an.    6  nad).    7  em  flcin  roenig. 


140  THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER. 

"  I  am  going  now,  Quaddlaw.  Look  after  that  fellow 
Wumpf.  The  lad  behave th  like  a  lunatic.  He  ith  thtill 
keeping  up  hith  impertinent  nonthenthe.  You  keep 
wight1  on  with  your  work  and  stay  on  your  laddaw.  All 
I  want  to  thay  ith  that  you  are  not  under  any  conthidera- 
tion  to  open  the  door  faw  him.  The  fellow  ith  quite 
capable  of  172  knocking  you  down  and  wunning  away. 
Do  you  hear  what  I  thay,  Quaddlaw  ?  " 

"  As  you  command,  sir.  You  will  kindly  excuse  me 
for  not  getting  down  .  .  ."  2 

"  Thtay  wight *  where  you  are,  I  thay,  and  finish  your 
papawing.     Good  morning." 

"  Your  servant,3  sir." 

Wilhelm  Rumpf  went  upstairs  173  again,  and  once 
more  entered  the  precincts  of  the  career.  Samuel  Hein- 
zerling  was  raging  terribly.  Now  he  seemed  to  have 
discovered  the  bell,  for  just  as  Rumpf  concealed  himself 
behind  an  enormous  linen  chest  belonging  to  the  Quad- 
dler  family,  it  resounded  shrilly  through  the  hall  like  the 
yell  of  infuriated  demons. 

"  Help !  "  4  shouted  the  schoolmaster.  "  Help  !  Quad- 
dlaw; you  will  lothe  your  plathe  thith  very  day,  if 
you  don't  come  up  thith  minute.  Help !  Fire !  Mur- 
der!    Wobbers!     Help!" 

The  pedell,  reminded5  of  his  duty  by  the  uninter- 
rupted ringing  of  the  bell,  left  his  private  occupation 
and  appeared  before  the  door  of  the  prison. 

The  malicious  Wilhelm  Rumpf  crept  deeper  into  his 
hiding-place.     Samuel  Heinzerling,   utterly  exhausted 

1  ruljig.  2  Ijerunter'fommen.  8  gefyorfanter  Sttener,  4  ju  $itlfe, 
^  erinnern  art, 


THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  141 

from  calling  and  crying,  threw  himself  down  upon  his 
seat.  His  chest  heaved ;  his  nostrils  worked  like  a  pair 
of  good  bellows. 

"  Mr.  Rumpf,"  said  Quaddler,  knocking  warningly  on 
the  door,  "  it  will  all  be  noted  down ! " 

"Heaven  be  praithed  that  you  are  here,  Quaddlaw! 
Open  the  door,  I  thay !  Thith  mithewable  thcoundwel 
hath  locked  me  in.     Thuch  conduct  ith  unheard  of !  " 

"  Let  me  tell  you,  Mr.  Rumpf,  you  had  better  stop 
your  joking.  You  may  be  quite  sure  174  I  will  tell  the 
Principal  how  you  called  him  a  miserable  scoundrel !  " 

"  Have  you  lotht  your  wits,  175  Quaddlaw  ?  "  shouted 
Samuel  in  a  tone  of  supreme  indignation.  "  The  devil ! 1 
I  tell  you  that  Wumpf ,  the  mitherable  fellow,  hath  locked 
me  in  here  when  I  came  to  thee  him  and  make  an  appeal 
to  hith  conthcienthe.  I  thay,  don't  keep  2  me  waiting ! 
Open  the  door  at  onthe  !  " 

"  You  must  take  me  for  a  simpleton,  176  Mr.  Rumpf. 
The  Principal  has  only  3  this  moment  spoken  to  me,  and 
strictly  forbidden  me,  on  no  condition  whatever,  to  let 
you  out.  And  now  I  advise  you  to  behave  yourself  and 
stop  ringing  that  bell,  else  I'll  take  it  down." 

"  Quaddlaw,  I'll  have  you  thent  to  gaol  for 4  depwiv- 
ing  me  of  my  fweedom." 

"Now  just  you  listen  to  me,  will  you?  It's  posi- 
tively childish  this  everlasting  imitating  of  the  Principal. 
It  is  true,  the  Principal  lisps  a  bit,  and  pronounces  his 
r's  in  a  funny  way,  but  never  so  long  as  I  have  known 
him,  has  he  been  guilty  6  of  such  a  silly  twaddle  as  you 

1  gum  Xeufel  2  toffen.  8  gerabe  in.  4  hjegen.  6  to  be  guilty,  ftdj 
fd)itlbig  madjen. 


142  THE   VISIT   TO    THE  CARCER. 

are  indulging1  in.  And  now,  for  the  last  time,  I  tell 
you,  be  quiet,  and  conduct  yourself  in  a  proper  manner." 

"  But  I  wepeat  to  you,  upon  [my]  honor,  that  con- 
founded scoundwel  turned  the  key  behind  me,  before  I 
knew  what  he  wath  about.2  Quaddlaw !  Idiot,  ass ! 
You  must  know  me  !  " 

"  What  ?  You  call  me  an  ass  ?  You  call  me  an  idiot  ? 
It  is  a  question  177  who  is  the  greater  ass  or  the  greater 
idiot,  you  or  I !  The  impudence !  A  green  boy  like 
you  calling  an  honest  old  man  an  ass  !  You  are  an  ass 
yourself!  Do  you  understand?  But  you'll  get  your 
deserts  ! "  178 

"  You  are  an  ass  and  a  fool !  "  moaned  Heinzerling  in 
despair.     "  So  you  wefuse  to  open  the  door  ?  " 

"  I  shall  not  think  of  such  a  thing."  179 

"  Good,  vewy  good !  "  groaned  the  schoolmaster  in  3 
[a]  dying  voice.  "  Vewy  good !  I'll  stay  here  in  the 
cawcer,  then !  Do  you  hear,  Quaddlaw  ?  Here  in  the 
cawcer  !  " 

"  I  shall  be  glad  to  hear  if  you  come  to  your  senses.  180 
And  now  leave  me  in  peace.  I  have  no  more  time  to 
listen  to  your  farce." 

"  Quaddlaw,"  cried  Samuel,  getting  enraged  once  more, 
"hour  by  hour4  I'll  thit  here,  do  you  understand? 
Hour  by  hour.  Like  a  naughty  thchoolboy  I'll  bear  the 
dithgwace  [of  it]!     Do  you  hear  me,  Quaddlaw?" 

"I'm  going  now.  You'd  better  do  your  trans- 
lation.'^ 

"Holy  heaventh,  I'm  lothing  my  weason!     Am  I 

1  ftd)  gcftatten;  2to  be  about,  oor'tjobcn.  »mit.  4  @tunbe  urn  ©tunbe. 


THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  143 

weally  cwathy  ?  Man,  won't  you  look  through  the  key- 
hole ?     Then  at  leatht  you  might  thee  ..." 

"  You  don't  catch  me.  182  I  haven't  forgotten  how 
you  blew  in  my  eyes  the  other  day !  " 

"Well  then,  go  to  the  devil.  The  godth  them- 
thelveth  would  fight1  in  vain  with  a  blockhead.  Just2 
wait  till  I  come  out  [of  thith] .  You  won't  have  thith 
plathe  of  pedell  much  longer,  I'll  promithe  you  that ! " 

Quaddler  went  downstairs  in  a  very  ill  humor.  This 
lad  Rumpf  was  surely  the  most  impertinent  fellow  he 
had  ever  come  across.  An  ass  did  he  call  him?  Thun- 
der and  lightning ! 3  Ever  since  the  decease  of  Mrs. 
Quaddler  the  like  had  not  happened  183  to  him  .  .  . 

These  miserable  schoolboys ! 

Meanwhile  Samuel  Heinzerling  paced  up  and  down 
his  cell  with  long  steps.  His  whole  appearance  reminded 
one  of  an  African  lion  condemned  to  imprisonment  by 
human  cruelty  without  losing  thereby  any  of  the  origi- 
nal pride  and  strength  of  his  noble  nature.  His  hands 
crossed  on  his  back,  his  head  with  its  grey  mane  in- 
clined woefully  toward  his  right  shoulder,  his  lips  tightly 
shut  —  so  he  walked  back  and  forth,4  back  and  forth, 
the  darkest  and  most  misanthropic  thoughts  in  his  bosom. 

Suddenly  a  broad  smile 5  flitted 6  across  his  features. 

"  Most  abthurd  thith  ith ! "  he  muttered  to  himself. 
"Weally,  though  thith  ith  a  vewy  disagweeable  affair 
for  me,  there  ith  no  denying 7  the  humor  of  the  thitu- 
ation  .  .  ." 

He  stood  still. 

1  fcimpfen.  2  aber.  8  SDoimer  unb  2)orta  (from  Schiller's  Fiesko). 
4  ouf  unb  ab.  6  SBotlmonbSlacheln,  n.  6  tyielen.  7  there  is  no 
denying,  man  fonn  . . .  nidjt  leugnen. 


144  THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER. 

"  Ith  there  weally  any  dithgwace  in  being  outwitted 
by  a  thchoolboy?  Conthider,  Thamuel!  Did  not  a 
thelebrated  king  with  hith  own  hand  hold  the  ladder 
faw  the  thief  who  wanted  to  thteal  hith  watch  ?  Wath 
not  even  Prince  Bithmarck  locked  in  by  wuthless 
hands  a  —  not  to  mention  a  hundred  other  cathes.  And 
thtill  hithtory  treath  thith  king  with  rethpect.  And 
thtill  Bithmarck  hath  lotht  none  of  hith  weputation  ath 
the  betht  diplomatitht  in  Europe.  No,  no  Thamuel ! 
Your  dignity  ath  thchoolmathter,  ath  thitizen,  ath  phi- 
lothopher,  does  not  thuffer  by  thith  mortifying  thitua- 
tion.    Retht  assured,  Thamuel  .  .  ." 

He  continued  his  walk  in  a  self-satisfied  mood.  But 
soon  he  interrupted  himself  anew. 

"But  thothe  boyth,"  he  stammered  turning  pale. 
"  When  thothe  boyth  hear  that  I  wath  impwithoned  2  in 
the  cawcer  !  Fearful  thought !  My  authority  ath  [a] 
teacher  will  be  gone  forever.  And  they  will  hear  it. 
I  am  once  for  all184  disgraced.  Ye  godth,  ye  godth, 
why  do  ye  thmite  me  thus  ?  " 

"  Herr  Direktor,"  whispered  a  familiar  voice  at 3  the 
door  of  the  cell,  "you  are  not  yet  dishonored.  Your 
authority  is  as  unassailable  as  ever  .  .  ." 

"  Wumpf !  "  stammered  Samuel,  M  you  godleth  fellow ! 
Open  that  door,  I  thay,  thith  minute  !  Conthider  your 
ears  boxed  !  185     Conthider  yourthelf  expelled ! " 

"  But,  sir,  I  have  come  to  save  you !  Do  not  insult 
me!" 

"  To  thave  me  ?  What  impertinenthe  !  Open  the 
door,  or  I'll  .  .  ." 

1  toon  fcoStjafter  £anb.    2  I  was  imprisoned,  id)  fyctbe  gefeffen.    8  an. 


THE   VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  145 

44  Will  you  listen  to  me  quietly,  sir?  I  assure  you 
all  will  end  well." 

Samuel  considered. 

44  Well,"  he  said  at  last ;  I'll  condethend  to  hear  you. 
Thpeak  .  .  ." 

44 1  only  wanted  to  show  you  that  my  art  is  not  quite 
without  practical  import.  Forgive  me  if  I  have  seem- 
ingly forgotten  the  very  high  esteem  and  respect  I  owe 
you." 

44  You  are  a  wogue,  Wumpf !  " 

44  Suppose  you  excuse  me  from  the  career  penalty, 
withdraw  your  threat  regarding 1  expulsion,  and  permit 
me  to  keep  the  strictest  silence  about  what  has  passed."2 

44  It  will  not  do,  186  Wumpf.  You  mutht  finish  your 
time  .  .  ."187 

44  Yes  ?  Well  then,  good-bye  to  you,  sir.  Don't  ring 
the  bell  too  often  !  " 

44 Wumpf!     hear  what   I    thay  to  you.     Wumpf!" 

44  Well  .  .  . !  " 

44  You  are  in  many  wespects  an  extwaawdinawy  lad, 
Wumpf ;  and  tho  I  am  quite  willing  to  make  extheption 
in  your  favor.  188     Open  the  door !  " 

44  Will  you  excuse  me  from  the  career  penalty  ?  " 

44Yeth!" 

44  Will  you  expel  me  ?  " 

44  No,  in  the  dewil'th  name." 

44  Give  me  your  word  of  honor,  sir." 

44  Wumpf,  how  dare  you  ?  "  189 

44  Your  word  of  honor,  sir !  " 

44  Vewy  good,  you  have  it !  n 

1  betreffS  ber,     2  what  has  passed,  ba8  SSorgcfaltenc. 


146  THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER. 

"  Jupiter  Ultor  is  witness." 

"What?" 

"  I  call  upon  the  gods  for 1  witness  !  " 

"  Open  the  door,  I  thay !  " 

"Presently,  sir!  You  are  sure  you  bear  me  no 
grudge  ?"190 

M  No,  no,  no  !      Will  you  open  that  door  ?  " 

"  You  give  2  me  full  absolution  ?  " 

"  Yeth,  on 3  (the)  condition  that  you  tell  nobody  of 
your  guilty  conduct.  I  have  told  you  that  I  take  you 
to  be  191  an  extwaawdinawy  lad,  Wumpf  .  .  ." 

"I  thank  you  for  your  good  opinion.  My  word  of 
honor  then  that  so  long  as  you  are  in  your  present 
position  at4  the  gymnasium,  no  word  shall  pass  my 
lips !  " 

With  that  5  he  turned  the  key  and  opened  the  door. 

Like  Uhland's  king  out  of  the  tower  so  Samuel  Hein- 
zerling  stepped  out  into  the  free  air  of  heaven.  He  took  6 
a  deep  breath;  then  passing  his  right  hand  over  his 
forehead  as  if  trying  to  remember  something,  he  said : 

"  Wumpf,  I  can  take  a  joke  192  ath  well  ath  any  man ; 
but  I  wish  you  would  do  me  the  favor  not  to  mimic  me 
in  future.     You  weally  do  7  it  too  well." 

"  Your  wish  is  my  law."  8 

"  Vewy  good !  And  now  you  had  betht  hathten 
down  9  to  the  clath-woom.  It  ith  not  yet  half  past  ten 
—  you  will  be  just  in  time  !  "10 

"  But  how  can  I  [do]  that,  sir  ?  They  all  know  that 
you  have  given  me  three  days  !  " 

1  ctls.  2  erteifen.  8  unter.  4  an.  6  bamit.  6  tjolen.  7  marfjen. 
8  my  law,  nur  23efeljf(  m.    9  Ijiminter'eilen.    10   in  time,  red)tjetttg. 


THE  VISIT  TO   THE  CARCER.  147 

u  Vewy  good !     I'll  go  with  you." 

They  quickly  walked  downstairs. 

"  Quaddlaw !  "  called  the  Principal  into  the  basement. 

The  pedell  appeared  at  once  and  officiously  asked 
what  was  his  behest. 

"  I  have  weniitted  Wumpf 's  penalty  faw *  thevewal 
weasons,"  said  Samuel. 

"  Ah !  that  is  what 2  you  came  back  [for] .  Hm  ! .  .  . 
All  I  wish  to  say  is  that  Mr.  Rumpf  was  not  at  all  quiet 
in  his  cell.  It's  none  of  my  business,  162  I  suppose,  but 
he  shouted  and  swore  like  a  Turk  .  .  ." 

"Well,  never  mind,  193  Quaddlaw;  I  have  thpecial 
motiveth  faw  dealing  leniently  with  him  thith  time. 
You  may  wemove  the  key  to  the  cawcer" 

Quaddler  shook  his  head  in  astonishment. 

"  And  now  come  with  me,  Wumpf." 

They  walked  along  the  corridor  to  the  class-room. 
The  Principal  knocked. 

"Excuse  me,  dear  colleague,"  he  whispered,  as  he 
entered,  "  I  have  brought  Wumpf  back.  Knebel,  write 
in  the  clath-book,  that  in  conthequenthe  of  Wumpf's 
thinthere  wepentanthe  I  have  been  moved  to  wemit  hith 
punithment." 

He  spoke  and  vanished  among  3  the  labyrinthian  pas- 
sages of  the  school  building. 

1  cms.    2  that  is  what,  barum.    3  in. 


LETTERS. 


1.  Dear  Aunt  :  — 

To-day  our  teacher  notified  us  in  our  German  recita- 
tion that  his  class  would  take  part  in  the  international 
correspondence  for  students. *  Through  the  mediation 
of2  Professor  M.  Hartmann  in  Leipzig,  German  stu- 
dents 3  receive  the  addresses  of  American  students.  The 
German  student  writes  first  to 4  her  American  corre- 
spondent5 a  German  letter,  the  American  answers  with 
an  English  letter.  Then  they  write  to  each  other  at 
least  once  a  month:  the  German  in  the  English 
language,  the  American  in  the  German  language.  A 
careful  correction  of  the  foreign  6  letter  accompanies  the 
answer.  Such  letters  are  counted  as  exercises  in  Ger- 
man composition.  7 

Now  I  should  like  to  ask  you, 8  dear  aunt,  to  give  me 
some  advice  194  in  regard  to  the  composition  9  of  a  Ger- 
man letter.  What  shall  I  write  and  how  shall  I  write 
it?  I  know  that  it  is  not  easy  to  write  a  real  German 
letter.  You  have  lived  in  Germany  for  years10  and 
therefore  will  best  be  able  to  advise  me.  I  shall  be 
much  obliged  to  you  195  for  your  trouble. 

1  ©djulerbrteftoedjfet,  m.  2  Insert  §err.     8  ©djiiterin,  /.   (-nen) . 

4  an.    6  $orretyonbentm,  /.  (-nen).      6  frembforacfilid).     7  Slnffafc,  m. 

8  Use  the  second  person  singular.    9  Slbfaffung,  /.     10  for  years, 
jabrelong. 

148 


LETTERS.  149 

With  best  love  196  to  my  uncle  and  *  cousins  and  an 
affectionate  embrace  for  yourself,  I  remain  your  loving  2 
niece. 

2.  My  dear  Niece  :  — 

It  gives  me  great  pleasure  197  to  hear  that  you  are 
permitted  to  take  part  in  the  international  correspon- 
dence for  students.  I  am  sure  that  it  will  greatly  in- 
crease your  interest  in  3  the  study  of  German  as  well  as 
your  knowledge  of  the  German  language.  But  above 
all  it  will  enlarge  your  comprehension  of  the  difference 
between  the  real  living  German  and  that  which  has 
been  painfully  4  put  together  out  of  the  dictionary. 

I  am  very  willing  198  to  give  you  the  desired  advice. 
First  as  regards  the  contents  of  the  letters,  199  I  ad- 
vise you  to  introduce  yourself  200  in  the  first  letter,  to 
make  statements  about5  your  age,  your  family,  your 
school,  and  to  fix  the  dates  for  (the)  mailing6  the 
letters. 

In  the  subsequent  letters  the  following  subjects 
might 7  be  discussed :  Your  native  place  and  its  envir- 
onments, the  school  (college)  to8  which  you  go,  the 
plan  of  study  of  the  institution,  the  branches  of  study 
you  have  elected,  your  favorite  studies,  the  examina- 
tions, your  plans  for  the  future.  You  might  give  descrip- 
tions of  vacation-trips,  of  large  cities  and  mountains  of 
the  country,  its  factories,  its  industries,  etc.  Always  put9 
some  questions  to  your  correspondent  about  her  experi- 
ences, about  good  books,  magazines,  products  of  art,  etc. 

1  Repeat  the  possessive  adjective.  2  3)eine  2)id)  liebeube.  8  on, 
4  miifyfam,    6  tiber.    6  Stbfenbuug,  /.    7  founen,    8  in.    9  jleflen. 


150  LETTERS. 

Send  her  a  "  calendar  " 1  of  your  school,  now  and  then  a 
picture  postal  card,2  an  article  from  a  newspaper,  which 
has  interested  you  very  much,  a  photograph,  etc. 

In  regard  to  the  form  of  the  letters,  I  wish  to  draw 
your  attention3  to4  the  following  [points].  Write 
very  distinctly.  Your  correspondent  can  read  Latin 
script  as  well  as  German,  but  the  way5  in  which  the 
American  forms  the  letters,  seems  strange6  for  the 
German.  Address  your  correspondent  in  the  first 
letters  with  „®eef)rte3  or  £tebe£  grtiulem  9ftd)ter!"  and 
place  an  exclamation  point  after  the  address.  Use  the 
second  person  plural  (©te,  3f)ter,  3f)tten,  <Ste)  and  do  not 
forget  to  write  these  words  with  capitals.  After  you 
know  each  other  better  use  the  Christian  name7  and 
write  "  Dear  Louise  "  or  what 8  the  name  may  be.  Pos- 
sibly 9  your  German  correspondent  will  suggest  that  you 
call  each  other  "  thou."  10  Gladly  accept  this  offer,  for 
it  would  be  very  impolite  to  refuse  it.  Moreover  it 
will  be  very  good  for  your  German  grammar,  because  it 
will  make  you  familiar  with  different  forms  of  the  verb. 
When  you  write  the  address  on  the  envelope,  write  the 
name  of  the  street  under  the  place  of  destination,  viz. 

gr&uiem  £omfe  Sfadjter, 
per  adr. u  §errn  9fogtcrung3rat  23raim 

Berlin 
Germany.  2Bt%teftra£e  12  «■ 

1  Use  the  same  word ;  German  schools  have  no  "calendars"  in 
our  sense  of  the  word.  Many  schools  publish  yearly  a  „@d)utyro= 
gramm."  2  2tnftd)t«poftfarte,  /.  8  Transl.,  to  make  you  attentive. 
4  ctuf.  6  %xi  unb  SBeife,/.  6  frembartig.  7  SSorname,  m.  8  wit.  9  (§3 
i[t  mogtid),  baft.    10  fid)  2)  u  nemten  or  fid)  bugen.    n  care  of. 


LETTERS.  151 

The  n  behind  the  figure  12  means  second  e*ta'ge 1 
(third  story)  or  "two  flights  up."  German  families  gene- 
rally live  in  apartment  houses.2  Put3  a  five-cent  stamp 
on4  the  letter  and  do  not  forget  that  you  can  send  only 
half  an  ounce  for  five  cents.  But  do  not  attempt  to 
save  postage  by  using5  the  very  thin  paper  which  is  often 
sold  for  foreign  6  correspondence.  For  on  this  paper  the 
letters  all  run  into  each  other  and  it  is  often  impossible 
to  read  the  words.  Either  shorten  your  letter  or  double 
the  postage.  Books  and  papers  go  for  the  same  postage 
from  New  York  to  Berlin,  as  from  New  York  to  Boston. 

In  writing  your  own  address  do  not  use  abbreviations, 
and  write  very  distinctly.  When  you  have  received 
and  read  an  English  letter  from  your  German  corre- 
spondent, make  a  careful  correction  on  a  separate 7  sheet 
of  paper.  Indicate,  if  you  can,  the  reasons,  why  it  is 
this  way 8  and  not  that  way. 8  You  will  find  out  how 
little  you  know  of  your  own  mother-tongue.  You  ought 
to  take9  an  exact  copy  of  every  German  letter  you 
send,  so  that  you  will  be  able  to  understand  the  correc- 
tions that  your  correspondent  will  send  you. 

The  best  [thing]  you  can  do  as  [a]  preparation  for 
this  correspondence  is  to  write  letters  of  different  con- 
tents and  form  for 10  practice.  Enclosed  n  I  send  you 
samples  of  German  letters,  several  English  letters  for 
translation 12  into  the  German  and  a  number  [of]  subjects 
for  German  letters.  As  soon  as  you  have  finished  the 
letters,  send  them  to  me.     I  shall  gladly  correct  them. 

1  etage  =  flat.  The  first  floor  is  called  parterre",  the  second 
floor  =  erftc  (Sta'ge.  Or,  first  floor  =  erfteS  @totf inert,  second 
floor  =  grceiteS  ©tocfroerf  third  floor  =  bvttteS  ©tocfroerf.  2  luoljnen 
auf  einer  (Stage.  8  fleben.  4  aitf.  6  clause  with  inbem.  6  aiiSlau* 
Mid),  ubevjeeijrf).  7  befonber.  8  fo  —  imb  nicfyt  fo.  9  madjen.  10  3uv, 
11  2tnbei.    12  jum  Uberfefcen. 


152 


LETTERS. 


Your  uncle  and1  cousins  return2  your  greetings 
most  cordially  and  hope  that  you  will  soon  come  to 
see  3  us.     I  remain  as  always  your  affectionate  4  aunt. 


3.   Familiar  letters.     gfamiUctre  SBriefe. 


Siebe  grennbin! 

2Bemt  Sn  0  on  Seiner  SReife 
§uriicffommft,  follft  Su  einen 
SBrief  Don  mir  Oorfinben.  Set 
mir  tjergtic^  gegriifrt !  Stomnte 
f o  balb  Sn  farntft  gu  mir  nnb 
er^aijle  mir  Seine  (Mebniffe. 
$era,i$  nid)t,  Seine  ^oto* 
graven  mit^ubringen.  Sag 
nnS  t)aufig  jnfommen  font- 
men.  £)a£  roimfd)t  Seine 
Sid)  f)er§tid)  liebenbe  Wlaxk. 


2khc  grennbinnen! 

SBenn  3>ljr  Don  (£nrer  SReife 
pritcffommt,  foftt  3^r  einen 
SBrief  Oon  mir  Oorfinben.  <Btib 
mir  fjer^lid)  gegriifet !  Stomntt 
fo  halb  S^r  !onnt  gu  mir  nnb 
tt$tyt  mir  (£nre  (Srtebniffe. 
25crgc^t  nicrjt,  ($nre  ^fyoto* 
graven  mitgnbringen.  2a$t 
nn$  fyanfig  gufammen  !om= 
men.  Sa3  roiinfcfjt  (£ure  (£ndj 
fjer^lid)  liebenbe  Sftarie. 


4.   Formal  letter,     gormeller  $rief. 

($eef)rte3  grantein  Salter ! 

SSenn  Sie  oon  3$rer  9ieife  gnritdffommen,  follen  Sie 
einen  S3rief  oon  mir  oorfinben.  ©eien  Sie  mir  f)er§(id) 
gegriifet !  $ommen  Sie  fo  halb  Sie  lonnen  311  mir  nnb  er^ 
5d^Ien  Sie  mir  3ftre  (Srlebniffe.  25crgcffcn  Sie  ntd)t,  3$re 
$)3f)otogratof)ien  mitpbringen.  Saffen  Ste  nn£  fyauftg  ju* 
fammen  lommen.  2)a3  ttmnfcfjt  3^re  3ftnen  fetjr  ergebene 
9#arie. 

Berlin,  ben  10.  Snnt  1899. 


1  Kepeat  the  possessive  adjective.    2  erttubent.    3  befudjen,  4  2)itf) 
liebenbe. 


LETTERS.  153 

L  FAMILIAR  LETTERS.* 

5.  My  dear  Louise:  t  — 

Will  you  take  dinner  201  with1  me  to-morrow,  June 
seventh,2  at3  six  o'clock?  I  want  you  to  meet  my 
cousin,  202  Emma  Lincoln,  who  is  spending  a  week  with 
me.    •  Affectionately  yours, 

Boston,  June  6, 1898.  Katharine  Allen. 

6.  Dearest  Katharine:  — 

1 4  shall  be  very  glad  203  to  take  dinner  with  you  on 
June  seventh  at  six  o'clock,  and  to  meet  your  cousin,  of 
whom  I  have  so  often  heard  you  speak. 

Yours  very  lovingly, 

Boston,  June  6,  1898.  Louise  R.  Brown. 

*  I.  In  familiar  letters  the  pronoun  of  address  is  generally 
$>u  (2)etner,  $)tr,  2)id)),  plural  %\)t  (Guer,  (Such,  ©neb).  These  pro- 
nouns are  written  with  a  capital  in  letters. 

II.   Familiar  forms  of  address  : 

Sieber  ©ruber !  Dear  brother.  £tebe§  £out£chen !  Dear  little 
Louise.  Xfteine  liebe  Sdnueftcr  !  My  dear  sister,  ©eliebter  33atev ! 
Beloved  father.  %>nn\$  gelicbte  9Jiuttcv !  Dear  precious  mother. 
,£>er$liebe  ^veunbin  !  My  darling  friend. 

1  bei.  2  am  ftebteu  3uni  or  belt  7 ten  3uni.  In  giving  a  date  the 
preposition  art  with  the  dat.  of  the  def .  art.  is  used  or  the  accusa- 
tive ben  without  a  preposition.  Letters  are  always  dated  in  the 
ace.     8  urn.    4  A  German  letter  must  not  begin  with  the  pronoun  /. 

f  After  the  address  "  Dear  Louise  :  —  "  stands  in  German  an  ex- 
clamation point :  £iebe  £outfe ! 


154  LETTERS. 

7.  My  dear  Katharine  :  — 

I  am  very  sorry  48  that  a  previous  engagement 1  pre- 
vents me  from  accepting  your  kind  invitation  to  take 
dinner  with  you  on  June  seventh. 

Yours  very  sincerely, 

Boston,  June  6, 1898.  LOUISE  R.  Brown. 

8.  Dear  James:  — 

You  know  that  a  severe  2  cold  has  confined  me  to  my 
room  204  for  3  the  last  four  days,  so  that  I  have  not  been 
able  to  attend  any  classes.  205  I  am  better  now  206  and  (I 
am)  quite  able  to  work,  though4  I  cannot  go  out  yet. 
Will  you  please  call  on  me  207  this  afternoon  to  give  me 
the  lessons  for  to-morrow,  so  that  I  can  prepare  them  ? 
Hoping5  to  see  you  to-day  after6  school, 

I  am  yours  truly, 

New  York,  April  9, 1899.  Fred  L.  Alston. 

Siebe  $rctu  SfRfyn  !  *  Dear  Mrs.  Meyer. 
Sieber  |>err  ©dnntbt!*  Dear  Mr.  Smith. 
StebeS  $raulein  ©djulfce!*  Dear  Miss  Schultze. 

III.  Familiar  conclusions  and  signatures  equivalent  to  the 
English :  "Yours  very  sincerely,  cordially,  truly,  affectionately, 
lovingly  : 

1.  §er^td)ft  bie  3>eme  (ber  3)eme).      Yours  very  cordially. 

2.  $n  tretter  Siebe  unb  $reunb=      In  true  love  and  friendship  I 

fdjaft  bin  id)  3)ein  Staxl  am  your  Charles. 

3.  Sebetnotjl    unb     befyalte     fteb      Farewell  and  continue  to  love 

£)eine  treue  ^reunbtn  9lnnct.  your  faithful  friend  Anna. 

1  cine  Dormer  cmgenommene  (Sintabung  or  eine  toorfyer  eingegangene  3Ser- 
pfttdjtung.  2  fyeftig.  8  mafjrenb,  with  genitive.  4  toenn  . . .  and).  5  3n 
ber  §offnung  or  tnbent  id)  ijoffe.    6  Insert  the  def.  art. 

*  In  letters  beginning  „£tebe  grau  2ftet)er!"  the  pronoun  of  ad- 
dress is  ©ie.  Do  not  omit  the  last  name  or  title  after  §err,  $va.u, 
grautein.    „2iebe  grau"  means  "  Dear  Wife." 


LETTERS.  155 

9.  My  dear  Fred  :  — 

I  am  very  sorry  48  not  to  be  able  to  call  on  you  207  as 
you  wished.  I  have  to  do  an  errand  208  for  my  father 
after  school.  But  I  enclose  a  scrap  on  which  I  wrote 
out  the  lessons  for  you.  Hoping  to  see  you  to-morrow 
in  school  quite  recovered,  I  am  your  affectionate  friend, 

New  York,  April  9, 1899.  James  E.  Ball. 

10.  Dearest  Sister  :  — 

Hearty  congratulations  on 1  your  birthday.  The  little 
gift2  I  enclose  bears3  you  my  best  wishes  for  many 
happy  returns  of  the  day.4  I  long 5  to  be  with 6  you, 
but  as  that  is  impossible  I  must  write  (you)  instead.  All 
the  family  join  me  in  sending7  (you)  love  and  good 
wishes.  Your  affectionate  brother,  Henry. 

11.  My  dear  Father:  — 

I  arrived  safely  8  in  Wellesley  this  9  morning,  bag  and 

4.  9)?it  ben  beften  ©riifeen  cm  3)id)      With  much  love  to  you  and 

itnb  bte  lieben  $einigen,  bletbe         your  dear  ones,  I   remain 
id)  3)em  3)td)  tjex-^licf)  liebenber         your  loving  Paul. 

5.  Snbem    ^    $id)    unS)    $eine      Sending   hearty  greetings   to 

lieben    9(ngefj8rigen    t)er^lid)  you  and  your  dear  family,  I 

griifee,  bleibe  id)  $ein  aufvid)=  remain  your  sincere  friend, 
tiger  $reunb. 

6.  ^n     aufvidjticjer  ftvennbfdjaft,  In    sincere    friendship,    your 

$ein  .fjcinritf).  Henry. 

1  ni.  2  see  page  33,  note  2.  8  itberbringeit,  with  dat.  of  person 
and  ace.  of  thing.  4  for  many  .  .  .  days,  baft  Xn  biefeu  Xag  nod)  oft 
erfeben  mbgeft.  5  Insert  bavnacb.  6  bci.  7  Use  infinitive  with  gu. 
8  wobtbefyatten.    9  Ijeute, 


156  LETTERS. 

baggage,  209  and  have  already  begun  to  unpack  my 
trunks.  My  room  is  very  pleasant,  or  will x  be  when  I 
have  arranged  it.  The  college2  buildings  and  the 
grounds  look  very  attractive  in  spite  of  the  pouring 
rain.  I  will  write  you  a  long  letter  and  tell  you  all 
about 8  the  college  very  soon. 

With  much  love  to  you  and  all  the  family,  I  am 
Your  loving  daughter,  Doris.13 

12.   Dear  Friends:  — 

As  I  have  only  a  few  minutes  for  writing  this  morning, 
I  must  make  one  letter  do  for  you  all,4  or  else  send  you 
each  about  one  line  apiece.5  You  are  living  under  the 
same  roof  this  summer,  and  I  want6  to  say  about  the 
same  things 7  to  you  all.  I  am  sorry  not  to  have  seen 
you  at8  (the)  Thanksgiving,  but  my  vacation  will 
surely  begin  next  week,  and  then  I  shall  start  at  once 
for  9  your  home.  If  you  want 10  me  to  bring  you  any- 
thing from n  the  city,  or  do  any  errands  208  before  I 
come,  please  let  me  know  before  Monday. 

Hoping  you  are  all  well,  I  am  with  much  love  to12 
your  aunt,  Yours  sincerely, 

Clara  Walker.13 


13.    Exercises  in  writing  familiar  letters. 

(1)  Write  a  birthday  letter  to  your  mother. 

(2)  Write  a  friend  an  invitation  to  a  concert. 

1  Insert  e§.  2  (£oflege,  n.  3  iiber,  with  accusative.  4  I  must .  .  . 
you  all,  mufj  id)  einett  33rief  an  (§ud)  atfe  rtdjten.  5  a  ^erfon.  6  id) 
tni3d)te.  7  baSjefbe.  8  an,  with  dative.  9  nad).  10  clause  with  bafj. 
11  au«.    u  an,  with  accusative.    13  Always  add  the  date. 


LETTERS.  157 

(3)  Write  an  affirmative  and  a  negative  answer  to  this 
letter. 

(4)  Write  a  letter  to  your  best  friend  and  tell  him  (or 
her)  about  your  first  days  in  college  (in  school). 

(5)  Write  a  letter  to  several  friends  in  German  and  tell 
them  abouth  the  4th  of  July  celebration. 

(6)  Write  a  letter  to  a  friend  asking  her  to  lend  you 
some  cups  and  saucers  for  a  tea  party. 

(7)  Write  a  letter  to  several  friends  who  live  in  a  board- 
ing school,  asking  them  to  go  bicycling  with  you. 

(8)  Write  a  letter  to  a  friend  in  Germany  and  tell 
her  (him)  about  your  intention  to  spend  the  summer  in 
Germany. 

IL  FORMAL  LETTERS.* 

14.  Dear  Sir: — 

As  I  intend  to  set  off  within  a  few  days  for 1  America, 
I  respectfully  request  you  to  give  me  a  letter  of  recom- 
mendation to  Mr.  Symour,  your  friend,  whose  acquaint- 
ance will  prove  very  useful  to  me.     I  am,  dear  Sir, 

Yours  respectfully, 

Louis  S.  Fuller. 

*  I.  In  formal  letters  the  pronoun  of  address  is  always  ©ic 
(Sljrer,  3fyten,  ©te),  which  is  always  written  with  a  capital. 

II.  Formal  addresses  equivalent  to  the  English  :  My  Dear 
Sir  ;  Dear  Madam  ;  Dear  Mr.  P.  ;  Dear  Mrs.  S. 

©center  £>err!2  Honored  sir:     ©eefjrte  £>errett!  Gentlemen: 

6ef)r  geef)rte  $rau!8  Most  honored  lady: 

fiiebe,  berefyrte  ^rau!3  Dear  honored  lady: 

1  nctdj.  2  You  may  or  may  not  add  the  last  name  or  title  or  both. 
8  But  ?tebe  %xan  ©djnubt !  Dear  Mrs.  Smith ;  this  address  is  only 
used  in  familiar  letters. 


158  LETTERS. 

15.   My  dear  Sir  :  — 

Allow  me  to  introduce  to  you  my  friend,  210  Mr.  Louis 
S.  Fuller,  of  the  well  known  firm  of  Meyer  brothers 1  of 
Berlin.  This  gentleman  is  on  the  point  148  of  commenc- 
ing 2  a  tour  through  your  principal  manufacturing  towns 
for  3  business  purposes  and  for  4  recreation.  We  shall 
feel 5  personally  obliged  to  you  211  for 6  any 7  marks  of 
kindness 8  that  you  may  show  this  young  man,  and  for 
any  assistance  that  you  may  render  him  in  making  9  him 
acquainted  with  American  business  methods. 
I  remain,  dear  Sir,  yours  very  truly, 

Charles  S.  Bos  well. 

16.     Advertisement. 

Wanted,10  as  private  secretary,  an  accomplished  young 
lady  who  is  able  to  correspond  in  the  three  principal 
languages  (English,  German,  French).  She  must  be 
experienced  in  stenography11  and  typewriting.11  Ad- 
dress 12  Mrs.  O.  Gordon,  New  York. 

£ocbgeebrte§  grchtlein !  Highly  honored  lady  : 
SSerebrte,  gndbige  $rcm !  Most  honored  gracious  lady  : 

III.  Formal  conclusions  and  signatures  equivalent  to  the 
English  :  Yours  very  truly,  sincerely,  respectfully  : 

1.  Wit   bocbadnungSuoflem   ©ruft      With  most  respectful  greetings 

bin  id)    $fyc    fcr)r    ergebener  I    am    yours    very    truly 

91.  9t.  N.  N. 

2.  90£tt   Dorjiiglidjer   £)odjadjtung      With  the  greatest  esteem  yours 

ergebenft  ^bve  3Dt  33.  very  truly  M.  B. 

1  ©ebriiber  9ftetoer.  2  infinitive  with  git.  3  in.  4  gum.  5  Transl. 
fetn.  6  fiir  with  accusative.  7  irgenbmelcbe.  8  2tufmerffamfett(eii). 
9  infinitive  with  git.  10  furfjeit.  n  verbal  noun ;  Transl.  in  writing 
on  the  typewriter.    12  3tufragen  (or  ©efitdje)  fittb  gu  rictyten  an. 


LETTERS.  159 

17.  Mrs.  O.  Gordon,  New  York. 
Dear  Madam  :  — 

I  have  seen  your  advertisement  for 1  a  private  secre- 
tary, and  wish  to  apply  for  the  place.  212  I  have  held  a 
position  213  as  stenographer  for  two  years  in  a  business 
house  of  this  city,  and  I  am  familiar  214  with  both  Ger- 
man and  French.  I  enclose  testimonials  from  my  em- 
ployers and  others  certifying2  [to]  my  ability  and 
character.3  Please  send4  me  particulars  as  to5  the 
salary  you  give  and  the  requirements  of  the  position. 

Respectfully  yours, 

Bertha  L.  Wheeler. 

18.  My  dear  Mr.  Brown  :  — 

I  am  preparing  to  take  the  entrance  examination  215  at 
the  Boston  Medical  College  this  fall,  but  I  am  unable  to 
procure  one  of  the  required  text-books,  Gray's  Anatomy, 
in  time  6  to  review 7  it  before  the  examination.  In  case 
you  are  not  using  your  copy  of  that  book  just  now, 

3.  $d)  {jabe  bie  (Stjve  §u  fein. . .  %ty      I  have  the  honor  to  be. . .  With 

<5te  fjod)beret)venber  $reunb.  sincerest  esteem  — . 

4.  Gnnpfcmgen  <Ste,   fcr)r  geetyrter      Accept,  highly  honored   Mr. 

|>err  (General,  bie  9§erfid)erung  General,  the   assurance    of 

ber  grofjten  £>od)ad)timg  3^3  the  greatest  esteem  of  your 

gefyorfamen  3)tener3,  $.  58.  obedient  servant,  P.  W. 

5.  ©enefjmigen  ©ie,  gnabige  $rau,  Accept,  gracious  lady,  the  ex- 

ben  9ut3brucf  ber  cwfridjngften  pression  of  the  most  sincere 

SBerefjrung   unb   35anf6arfcit         veneration  and  gratitude  of 
Sljrer  ergebenen  %.  $8.  yours  respectfully,  A.  B. 

1  bejuglid),  with  genitive.  2  relative  clause.  8  (Sl)araftereigen= 
fdjaften  ;  pi,  f.  4  mit'teiten.  5  begiigUd),  with  genitive.  6  red)tjettig. 
7  auf8  neue  burd)fel)en. 


160  LETTERS. 

would  you  be  willing  to  lend  it  to  me  ?  I  will  return  it 
immediately  after  the  examination,  October  fourth,1  and 
I  shall  be  very  grateful  for  your  kindness.  Please  give 
my  compliments  to  your  brother  and  tell  him  I  shall 
hope  to  see  him  when  (the)  college  opens.2 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

Frank  Somerset. 

19.  My  dear  Mr.  Somerset  :  — 

I  have  just  received  your  letter,  and  take  pleasure  197 
in  mailing 3  to  you  my  copy  of  Gray's  Anatomy.  My 
brother  joins  with  me  in  wishing  4  you  great  success  in 
passing  your  examination,5  and  a  pleasant  and  profitable 
year  at 6  the  college.  Yours  very  truly, 

Everett  Brown. 

20.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Higgins  request  the  pleasure  of  the 
company7  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Pickering  at8  a 
costume  party  at  their  residence,  2  Pearl  Street,9  next 
Tuesday,10  January  the  ninth,  at n  eight  o'clock. 

6.  ©m^fdjlen  ©ie  mid)  freunblictjft  Please  give  my  compliments 

Sfyfen  gefd)atjten  2lngef)ortgen  to  your  esteemed  family  (to 

($tj)rem  £)errn  better,  3^er  your  father,  your  mother, 

%xclvl  Gutter,  $l)rer  ^rcuttem  your  sister)  and  accept  many 

©djtoefter)  unb  feten  ©ic  felber  greetings  from   yours   sin- 

t>telmaf§  gegriifjt  bon  $Ijrem  cerely,  B.  K. 
aufrtcfyttgen  23.  9t 

1  Transl.,  on  the  fourth  October.  2  eroffnet  roerben.  8  and  4  in- 
finitive with  gn.  5  in  passing  your  examination,  im  (Sramett. 
6  in.  7  Transl.,  request  the  .  .  .  Pickering  by:  geben  fid)  bie  (Sfyre, 
£erra  unb  gran  %  . . .  einnilaben.  8  |u.  9  Insert  fur.  10  Transl., 
the  ninth  January.    n  um. 


LETTERS.  161 

21.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Pickering  accept  with  pleas- 
ure the  kind  invitation  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Higgins  to  a 
costume  party  next  Tuesday,  January  the  ninth,  at 
eight  o'clock. 

22.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  Pickering  regret  that  a  previous 
engagement l  prevents  them  from  accepting 2  the  kind 
invitation  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Higgins  to  a  costume  party 
next  Tuesday,  January  the  ninth,  at  eight  o'clock. 

23.    Exercises  in  writing  formal  letters. 

(1)  Rewrite  the  last  three  letters  in  the  first  and  second 
person,  addressing  only  one  person,  and  using  the  formal 
beginning  and  ending. 

(2)  Write  a  letter  to  a  superintendent,  applying  for  a 
position  in  his  school. 

(3)  Write  an  affirmative  and  a  negative  answer  to  this 
application. 

(4)  Write  to  the  principal  of  your  preparatory  school, 
asking  him  for  a  certificate  for  entrance  to  college. 

(5)  Write  a  letter  of  thanks  to  a  lady  who  has  given  you 
the  means  for  a  college  education. 

(6)  Write  a  letter  to  a  student  congratulating  him  (or 
her)  on  taking  his  (her)  doctor's  degree. 

(7)  Write  a  letter  to  your  pastor  introducing  a  friend. 

(8)  Write  a  letter  to  an  acquaintance  in  Germany 
asking  her  advice  about  schools  and  boarding-places  in 
Dresden. 

1  See  p.  154,  note  1.    2  infinitive  with  ni. 


162  LETTERS. 

III.    BUSINESS  LETTERS. 

24.  Messrs.  Brown,  Jones  &  Co. 
Gentlemen:  —  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Please  send  to1  my  address  at  your  earliest  con- 
venience,2 the  following  books  :  Andersen  8  Fairy  Tales, 
latest  edition,  illustrated.  Goethe's  Faust,  Schroer's 
edition.  And  please  send  the  following  books  for3  in- 
spection, with  the  privilege  of  returning  as  many  as  I 
cannot  use.4  Schiller's  Wilhelm  Tell,  school  edition. 
Dahrfs  Mn  Kampf  um  Rom,  illustrated.  School  edition 
of  ScheffeVs  Ekhehard,  with  notes. 

Find  enclosed  5  a  post-office  order  for  6  six  dollars. 

Yours  very  truly, 

James  B.  Morgan. 

I.  In  business  letters  the  pronoun  of  address  is  <5te. 

II.  Business  forms  of  address  equivalent  to  the  English 
Mr.  Frank  A.  Long,  Dear  Sir:  Miss  Emma  B.  Smith,  Dear 
Madam  : 

£)errn  (Srnft  SBurdjarb  —  ©eefirter  §err ! 

&erren  ©mil  ©prober  unb  $otn}).  —  ©eefirte  £>erren ! 

£rau  ©life  jailer  —  ®eefirte  $rcm ! 

III.  Conclusions  and  signatures  for  business  letters  equi- 
valent to  the  English  Yours  very  truly,  Respectfully  yours  : 

9ld)hmg§t)otI  or  #odjad)timg3tooll 

grcm§  SDleter. 
$o$a$tattg$tt>n  ergebenft  3ftr  $arl  ©cfcmibt. 


1  an,  with  ace.  2  at  your  earliest  convenience,  umgefyenb  or  fo 
fdmefl  ctl8  moglid).  3  gur.  4  Transl.,  of  returning  .  .  .  use,  ba8  ^ic&t* 
getoimfefite  juriitffenben  gu  fonnen.    5  find  enclosed,  onbei.    6  auf. 


LETTERS.  163 

25.   Mr.  James  B.  Morgan, 

Dear  Sir  :  —  Springfield,  Mass. 

We  mail  you  to-day  seven  books  for  inspection,  and 
the  Andersen's  Fairy  Tales  you  ordered.  The  edition 
of  Faust  by  Schroer  is  not  in  stock,  but  we  can  procure  1 
it  from  Germany  in  about  three  weeks.  Please  let  us 
know  by  return  mail2  whether3  you  wish  us  to  order 
it.4  We  enclose  the  bill  for  all  the  books  sent5  and 
will  credit6  you  [with]  all7  you  return.  The  bill 
amounts  to  8  ten  dollars.  Respectfully, 

The  Brown  Jones  Co. 

26.  Mr.  E.  B.  Swift, 
Dear  Sir  :  — 

It  is  my  intention  to  build  a  summer  cottage  at 
Nahant  early9  [in]  March.  It  should  contain  a  large 
parlor,  a  dining-room,  a  kitchen,  and  five  sleeping  rooms. 
Will  you  submit  plans  for  such  a  cottage,  of  cost 10  not 
exceeding  two  thousand  dollars,  and  oblige  n 

Yours  truly, 

Josiah  Green. 

27.   The  Boston  National  Bank, 
Gentlemen  :  —  Boston,  Mass. 

I  own  a  house  and  lot,  situated 12  at  731  Main  Street 13 

1  fommen  faffen.  2  umgefyenb.  8ob.  4  Transl.,  that  we  order  it. 
5  verbal  adjective  of  iiberfenben.  6  gut'ftfjreiben.  7  Insert  tt)a$.  8  auf. 
•  anfangS.  10  ut  eiuem  ^Jrctfe,  ber.  n  Begin  a  new  sentence :  You 
would  very  much  oblige.  12  relative  clause.  18  Transl.,  at  the 
Main  Street  number  731. 


164  LETTERS. 

of  this  city  and1  assessed  at2  nine  thousand  dollars. 
Will  you  kindly  inform  me  how  large  a  mortgage  you 
would  take  on  this  property,  and  at 3  what  rate  of  in- 
terest? Will  you  also  tell  me  whether  you  would  take 
a  lot  situated  on  (the)  Summer  Street  as  security  for  a 
loan  of  four  thousand  dollars  ? 

Yours  very  truly, 

Harold  B.  Curtis. 

28.    Exercises  in  writing  business  letters. 

(1)  Write   a   letter   to   a   publishing   firm    offering   for 
publication  a  novel  which  you  have  written. 

(2)  Write  an  affirmative  and  a  negative  answer  to  this 
letter. 

(3)  Write   a   letter   to   a   drygoods    merchant   ordering 
articles  of  clothing  and  furniture. 

(4)  Write  a  letter  to  a  painter  asking  him  to  bid  on 
painting  your  house. 

(5)  Write  a  letter  to  a  real  estate  agent  asking  him  to 
sell  your  house  for  you. 

1  Repeat  the  relative  pronoun.    2  ctuf.    3  311. 


ORAL  AND  WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 


1.  @itt  ciifliifri)  tyred|enber  $eutfd)er. 

Pages  2-4.  1.*  Read  the  selection  in  German  and  trans- 
late it  into  good  English  with  the  help  of  the  vocabulary. 

2.*  Make,  in  good  German,  a  written  translation  of  the 
opposite  English  page  with  help  of  the  German  text,  f 

3.*  Answer  the  questions  in  German  with  the  help  of  the 
German  text  and  always  make  full  statements. 

4.  Read  the  selection  again  in  German  and  substitute 
the  present  tense  for  the  past. 

5.  Give  the  article  and  the  nominative  singular  and  plural 
of :  2Bort  —  Slngetoofymjeit  —  SBeifptel  —  £ag  —  9teitpferb  — 
©ebtrgSort  —  Warm  —  Same  —  2teftmft  —  (Sffen  —  §otef  — 
■Bftene  —  SBenefymen  —  5Mner  —  Ungebulb  —  2)eutf  a)e  —  $af  e. 

6.  Conjugate  the  present  and  imperfect,  indicative  and 
subjunctive  moods,  of  :  retfen  —  fomten  —  fein  —  miff  en  — 
ergreifen  —  fyaben  —  banlen  —  lommen. 

7.  Find  three  separable  verbs  in  the  selection  and  conju- 
gate them  in  the  present  and  in  the  perfect. 

8.  Review  the  chief  rules  concerning  separable  verbs 
(§§  72,  73)  and  state  them  in  German  if  possible. 

9.  Conjugate  the  following  sentences  in  the  present,  the 
imperfect  and  the  perfect :  gd)  fyabe  leine  gefafyrlicfye  3lnge= 

*  The  directions  given  under  No.  1,  2,  3,  12,  13,  14,  15,  should 
be  followed  in  all  the  other  selections. 

f  Only  those  English  words  are  given  in  the  English-German 
vocabulary  whose  equivalents  cannot  be  found  in  the  German  text. 

166 


166  ORAL  AND    WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 

toofynfyeit.  fringe  id)  £)tcfy  nicfyt  in  manage  Ungelegenfyeit  ? 
$ann  xa)  nid)t  ein  frommes  S^eit^ferb  befommen  ?  3$  ergretf  e 
freubigft  bie  (Megenfyeit. 

10.  Parse  the  following  sentences  and  explain  the  word- 
order:  @in[t  reifte  ein  junger  £)eutfd;er  in  @nglanb.  @ine3 
S£age3  lam  er  in  einem  fleinen  ($ebirg§orte  an,  (Sr  drgerte  fid) 
fefyr  iiber  ba3  unfyoflicfye  23enel)men  ber  ©ante,  fiber  ba3  wn- 
fyofttcfye  SBenefymen  ber  $)ame  drgerte  er  ficfy  fel)r. 

11.  When  is  the  conjunction  ivhen  translated  by  al$  ? 
(75). 

12.*  Answer  the  German  questions  again  without  looking 
into  the  text. 

13.*  Cover  up  the  left-hand  German  page  and  translate 
the  English  page  verbally  with  fluency  and  idiomatic  accu- 
racy. 

14.*  Shut  your  book  and  write  or  relate  the  story  in 
German  from  memory. 

15.*  Learn  several  paragraphs  of  the  chapter  on  Word- 
Order,  pp.  179-197,  for  each  lesson. 

2.    Umfonft  gelebt. 

Pages  4-6.  Read  the  selection  again  in  German  and 
substitute  the  present  tense  for  the  past  and  change  the  in- 
direct discourse  into  the  direct. 

2.  Classify*  the  strong  nouns  in  selections  1  and  2  into 
three  classes  according  to  the  ending  they  take  in  the  nomi- 
native plural  and  underline  the  nouns  which  take  an  Umlaut 
in  the  plural ;   viz .  : 

la.  No  ending  16.  Ending  c  Ic.  Ending  er 


ber 

tffife 
leaner 

b*d 

Ufer 
SSiertel 

ber       bie        H$ 

%clq    §anb    $ferb 
$atnt              SBooi 

ber         ba3 

Wlwn    SBort 
geib 

*  Classifications  should  be  continued  throughout  the  course  and 
kept  in  a  special  note-book. 


ORAL  AND    WRITTEN  EXERCISES.  167 

3.  Review  the  chief  rules  concerning  the  strong  declension 
and  state  them  in  German  if  possible. 

4.  Translate  and  decline:  a  young  German  —  the  dan- 
gerous habit  —  this  little  place  in  the  mountains  —  that 
polite  young  man  —  a  very  elegant  gentleman  —  your  whole 
life. 

5.  Parse  the  following  sentences  and  explain  the  word- 
order:  %U  icfy  nodj  ein  lleiner  Sunge  tear,  lernte  id>  rubern. 
^acfybem  icfy  rubern  lonnte,  ruberte  icfy  bie  Seute  itber  ben  SJtyein. 
2)afi  tdf)  rubern  lonnte,  nwjsten  alle  Seute. 

6.  Place  the  dependent  clauses  stated  above  after  their 
principal  clauses  and  change  the  word-order. 

7.  Where  is  a  comma  in  German  required?    (83-87) 

8.  Conjugate  the  following  sentences  in  the  pluperfect 
and  in  the  first  future  :  gcfy  finbe  beinen  33orfd)lag  gut.  ©amit 
bin  icfy  nicfyt  einoerftanben.  2Beil  id;  bann  brei  $iertel  rneineS 
SebenS  umfonft  lebe.     ©etje  id)  mid)  ntcfyt  in  ba§  Soot  ? 

9.  Review  the  declension  of  the  personal  and  reflexive 
pronouns  and  state  the  differences  between  them. 

3.    $>e3  flcincu  ^afob  erfter  (Srffultag. 

Pages  8-io.  1.  Read  the  selection  again  and  substitute 
the  imperfect  for  the  present  and  perfect. 

2.  Review  the  rules  concerning  the  declension  of  proper 
names. 

3.  Classify  the  weak  nouns  in  selections  1,  2,  3  into  two 
classes  according  to  the  ending  they  take  in  the  nominative 
plural,  viz.  : 

II  a.  Ending  n  116.  Ending  en 


ber 

bie 

25eutfa;e 

$)ame 

3unge 

•3Jttene 

ber         bie 

§err      Slngerooljmfyeit 
Ungelegenfyett 


168  ORAL  AND    WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 

4.  Review  the  chief  rules  concerning  the  weak  declension 
and  state  them  in  German  if  possible. 

5.  Explain  tense,  number  and  person  of:  er  formte  —  id) 
roar  —  e3  witrbe  toinbig  —  ©ie  fyaben  gelebt  —  fair  toaren  auf= 
geroad>fen  —  mad^e !  bu  toirft  beantroortet  fyaben  —  fie  fprangen 
auf. 

6.  Parse  the  sentences  and  explain  the  word-order :  £)er 
Heine  3afob,  ber  auf  bem  Sanbe  aufgetoad)fen  ift,  unrb  enblia) 
in  eine  offentlid)e  (Scfyule  gefdjidt.  gn  ber  erften  6tunbe,  toeldje 
eine  beutfcfye  ©rammatifftunbe  ift,  Iaf$t  ber  Sefyrer  ©a|e  bilben. 
2Borauf  ber  Heine  Safob  gan$  nato  ftt^retbt,  2Bo  ia)  ein  9ieityferb 
befommen  lann. 

7.  Conjugate  the  following  sentences  in  the  imperfect 
subjunctive  and  in  the  conditional :  2Benn  id;  einen  $tat$ 
auf  ber  unterften  SBanf  erfyalte.  £)amit  itf)  mit  greuben  itber 
ben  £ifa)  fringe.  2Benn  icfy  bie  border  aufgegebene  Seltion 
ntcfyt  abfrage.  Dh  id)  oieftetdjt  bie  Jrage  ria^tig  gu  beanttoorten 
toeif}. 

8.  How  is  the  present  participle  frequently  translated? 
(67-69) . 

9.  Change  the  passive  construction  into  the  active  :  (&x 
toirb  auf  bie  unterfte  23anf  gefeijt.  £)u  toirft  in  eine  offentlicfye 
©dmle  gefdudt.  %aiob  toirb  Don  bem  Sefyrer  angerebet.  2)te 
grage  roirb  Don  %aioh  ria^tig  beantroortet. 

10.  How  is  the  passive  formed?  Which  preposition  is 
used  in  German  with  the  passive  to  express  the  subject  of 
the  active? 

11.  Distinguish  between  Umlaut  and  Ablaut:  SSiirter  — 
lorn  —  ergrtff  —  iirgerte  —  SBiite  —  anfing  —  fnnb  —  SBiinfe 
§afye  —  fyerauSge^ogen  —  roiirbe  —  9ftifye  —  tonne. 

12.  Give  a  definition  of  Umlaut  and  Ablaut. 


ORAL  AND    WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 


169 


4,    $>te  ncuc  attetljobe. 

Pages  10-16.  1.  Read  the  selection  again  and  substitute 
the  past  tense  for  the  present  tense  and  change  the  indirect 
discourse  into  the  direct. 

2.  Classify  all  strong  verbs  in  selections  1,  2,  3,  4  ac- 
cording to  their  Ablautung.  Proceed  in  the  following 
manner : 


7".   Class. 

The  vowels  are  different 
in  the  principal  parts 

77.    Class. 

The  vowels  are  the  same 

in  the  infinitive  and 

participle 

777.   Class. 


Infinitive 

fcfytoimmen 
fpringen 

lommen 
gcben 


The  vowels  are  the  same  1    CtfltCtfCU 
in  the  imperfect  and 
participle 


foremen 


Imperfect 

fcfymamm 
fyrang 

font 
90b 


ergriff 
fasten 


Past  Participle 

gefefyroommen 
gefyrungen 

gelommen 
gegeben 


ergriffen 
gefefytenen 


3.  Review  the  chief  rules  concerning  the  strong  conjuga- 
tion and  state  them  in  German  if  possible. 

4.  Give  the  degrees  of  comparison  of  the  following  ad- 
jectives:  jung  —  geftifyrltd?  —  fremb  —  fyofUcfy  —  gut  — 
elegant'  —  fyer^id;  —  bumm  —  grop*  —  weif  e. 

5.  Find  examples  for  all  three  types  of  word-order  in  this 
selection.     State  the  reasons. 

6.  Explain  the  cases  in  the  f  olio  wing,  sentences  :  @§  ift 
mir  tote  au%  bem  ©ebacfytm3  geblafen.  3$  unterricfyte  nacfy  ber 
alten  -iDtetfyobe.  (Er  fagte  ju  bem  fteinen  -Sftariecfyen.  £)er 
9iegen  f&ttt  bom  §tmmel.  $)ie  (Slbe  fliejjt  bet  ber  6tabt  §am= 
burg  borbei. 

7.  Which  prepositions  govern  the  dative? 

8.  Explain  the  position  of  the  verbs :   $)er  ©cfyulmeifter 


170  ORAL  AND    WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 

roirb  erne  Sefyrprobe  »or  ir/tn  abgefyalten  fyaben.  2)er  Sdjmlrat 
fyat  ir)n  eine  neue  5JletJ>obe  lefyren  rooffen.  @r  r/at  bie  ©tunbe 
gebert  laffen  roolten.  2)er  2er/rer  roar  glitcfUd)  r>on  bent  <5d?ul= 
rat  alfo  unterbrod)en  §u  Herbert. 

9.  Conjugate  the  following  sentences  in  the  imperfect, 
the  perfect  and  imperative :  QtuU  r/alte  id)  eine  Sefyrprobe 
nor  tr/m  ab.  gd)  fd)lage  nor,  mit  ir/m  ben  $la£  §u  taufd)en. 
2Beil  id)  bem  (5d)ulrat  aufmerffam  ^ufyore.  3d)  rufe  einen 
Iteinen  $naben  auf.  £)enfe  id)  iiber  ben  tauten  be§  gluffeS 
nad).  3d)  nneberr/ote  bie  ftafyl  „§r»olf"  ntcr/t.  Dft  itberfe^e  i$ 
atte  Sftegetn  in3  £)eutfd)e. 

10.  When  is  since  translated  by  bd  ?     (76,) 

5,    $>er  neue  tya'lttot. 

Pages  16-26.  1.  Make  a  list*  of  all  strong  verbs  in 
selections  1,  2,  3,  4,  5  which  change  e  to  tC  or  i  in  the 
present  and  imperative  and  a  to  ft  in  the  present,  viz. : 


lefen 

fyeifen 

laffen 

id)  lefe 

id)  fyelfe 

id)  laffe 

bu  licft 

bu  r/ilfft 

bu  lafct 

er  licft 

er  tyilft 

er  liifjt 

Voir  lefen 

rotr  r/elfen 

roir  laffen 

tr,r  left 

ir,r  f>elft 

tr/r  lafjt 

fie  lefen 

fie  fyelfen 

fie  laffen 

ltc3!     lefen  ©ie!     fyilf!     r)elfen  ©ie! 

2.  Give  the  genitive  singular  and  plural  with  the  article, 
of :  §err  —  grau  —  $a'  letot  —  Softer  —  Gutter  —  SDtef  d) 
—  <5d)neiber  —  9^od  —  D^abel. 

*  Lists  and  classifications  should  be  continued  throughout  the 
course  in  a  special  note-book. 


ORAL  AND    WRITTEN  EXERCISES.  171 

3.  Translate  and  decline  :  This  elegant  costume  —  her 
accustomed  cut  of  clothes  —  a  very  short  jacket  —  my  new 
handsome  great-coat  —  such  a  miserable  tailor  —  two  ready- 
made  great  coats  —  our  new  fashion. 

4.  State  the  chief  principles  in  German  involved  in  the 
declension  of  adjectives. 

5.  Explain  the  position  of  nouns  and  pronouns  (36-44)  : 
£)er  ©0)netber  geigte  bem  §erm  SBofym  einen  braunen  paletot. 
@r  toerfaufte  ifyn  bem  §errn.  @r  ^eigte  ifm  ifmen.  @r  tljat 
ifynen  ben  ©efallen.  grau  SBofym  nafyte  ifym  einen  neuen  6aum 
urn  ben  paletot.  2)er  ©cfyneiber  foil  mir  benfelben  toerfurjen. 
3d)  beforge  biefe  $leinigfeit  fire  bid). 

6.  Conjugate  the  following  sentences  in  the  negative  form 
in  the  imperfect  and  perfect :  gd)  bin  nid)t  Dlonom'.  3$ 
fyabe  feme  fyeftige  9lbneigung  gegen  bie  neue  ^Jlobe.  3$  maa)e 
ben  paletot  nia)t  urn  eine  $iertelelle  finder.  3d)  gefye  fytutz 
nia)t  mit  bir  in  bem  neuen  paletot  f^ajieren.  3a)  probiere 
ben  braunen  paletot  md)t  an.     3a)  be^ar/le  ben  SRod  md)t. 

7.  Study  the  rules  concerning  the  position  of  the  negation 
nid&t.    (60-63.) 

8.  Explain  the  case  in  the  following  sentences :  @r  fyaite 
feine  garm  auf  bem  Sanbe  nerfauft.  <5te  roaren  in  bie  <5tabt 
ge^ogen.  3n  biefem  Winter  maren  nur  tange  paletots  9Jk>be. 
§err  SBofym  fyatte  fta)  »or  bie  (Stubentfyur  geftettt.  Sine  frembe 
SDame  lam  auf  ifyn  ju.  sJiubere  tma)  einmal  an  ba3  jenfeitige 
Ufer. 

9.  Which  prepositions  govern  sometimes  the  dative  and 
sometimes  the  accusative? 

10.  Expand  the  following  adjectives  and  their  modifiers 
into  a  relative  clause  (45,  46)  :  2)a3  geft)imfa)te  (Sffen  —  ein 
unbe{a)aftigt  baftefyenber  $ettner  —  bie  norfyer  aufgegebene 
Seltion  —  ben  fer;r  nert>53  gemorbenen  Sd)ulmeifter  —  be3  an 
bem  2)orfe  DorbetfUefjenben  §luj$d)en3  —  ber  genntnfd)te 
9}ame. 


172 


ORAL  AND    WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 


11.  Explain  the  word-order:  §err  SBofym  fagte,  toare  tcfy 
bo$  auf  bem  Sanbe  geblieben  —  wenn  id)  bo$  auf  bem  Sanbe 
geblieben  toare.  greilia%  bie  Seute  molten  nid)t£  bom  Snbem 
tyoren,  menu  e§  fief)  um  bie  neue  9ftobe  fyanbelt.  2(uc^  id)  motlte 
einen  tangen  paletot  fyaben.  ge  mefyr  fie  ben  $ater  baten, 
befto  (je)  ^eftiger  geigte  er  feine  2tbneigung  gegen  bie  neue  9Cftobe. 


6.    $e£  SieittenatttS  9Jttttagef?ett. 

Pages  26-36.  1.  Make  a  list  of  weak  verbs  found  in 
this  book  whose  stems  end  in  i,  b,  ft,  tt,  ttt  and  take  the 
euphonic  e  ;  viz.  : 


antmorten 

icf)  antmortcte 
bu  antmortcteft 
er  antmortcte 
roir  antmortcten 
ifyr  antmortctet 
fie  antmortcten 


reben  raften 

rebcte  raftcte 

rebcteft  rafteteft 

rebcte  raftcte 

rebcten  raftcten 

rebctet  raftctet 

rebcten  raftcten 


recfynen  atmen 

redmcte  atmcte 

redjmcteft  atmcteft 

reefmcte  atmcte 

rectmcten  atmcten 

rea)nctet  atmctet 

rea^ncten  atmcten 


2.  Give  the  dative  singular  and  plural  together  with  the 
demonstrative  pronoun  biefer  :  Sieu'tenant  —  23efeI)I  —  28itme 

—  SBurfdje  —  TOtageffen  —  £orb  —  ©eftugel  —  $ua)en  — 
£orte  —  @fel  —  Drbmmg  —  §anb  —  $onbi'torlaben. 

3.  Give  the  second  person  singular  of  all  the  tenses,  in- 
dicative and  subjunctive,  of  :  marfdjjieren  —  fatten  —  liegen 

—  annefymen  —  tfyun  —  griifjen  —  befefylen  —  fyerumlaufen. 

4.  Find  in  this  selection  32  compound  verbs  and  state 
whether  they  are  separable  or  inseparable.  Name  the  in- 
separable prefixes. 

5.  Explain  the  use  of  fyaben  and  fein  as  auxiliaries. 

6.  Conjugate  the  following  sentences  in  the  pluperfect 
indicative  and  subjunctive  and  in  the  two  conditional  tenses  : 


ORAL  AND  WRITTEN  EXERCISES.  173 

©efye  xa)  nicfyt  tntt  meinem  Regiment  naa)  SSolbegl  ?  3$  roadjfe 
auf  bem  Sanbe  auf.  ^e^me  ia)  bie  Csinlabung  ber  rei^enben 
grau  an?  Saffe  id)  mir  mein  !0littageffen  au§  bem  §otel  fyolen? 
3$  roeicfye  niemate  won  ber  ©tetfe. 

7.  Explain  mood,  tense,  number,  person,  of:  (£§  mar  erne 
Rebellion  auSgebroa^en  —  role  gem  fyatte  er  bie  ©inlabung  an= 
genommen  —  roa§  e3  benn  gabe  —  bajj  ber  lieutenant  ifym 
befoljlen  fyabe  —  bu  roiirbeft  mit  ifym  fpater  iiber  bie  ©aa)e 
fyrea^en  —  30$™  rourbe  gerufeu.  £)ie  £orte  ift  im  $onbitors 
laben  gelauft  morben. 

8.  Explain  gender,  number  and  case  of :  2Segen  be$  2lu§= 
bredj>en3  einer  Rebellion  —  er  mu^te  gegen  rebeftifd^e  SBauem 
mafdn'eren —  er  rief  ifym  burrf)  ba3  geoffnete  genfter  nad) — 
ftatt  be§  eroigen  §ammelbraten§  —  er  roetterte  gegen  feine 
2)ummfyeit  —  fie  betofynte  ifyn  fiir  feine  9Mfye. 

9.  Which  prepositions  govern  the  accusative?  the  geni- 
tive ? 

10.  Explain  the  word-order :  ©ntroeber  marfdnerft  bu  gegen 
bie  rebedifcfyen  SBauem  ober  bu  nimmft  bie  ©inlabung  an.  2)u 
fagft  ifyr,  baft  e3  mir  fefyr  leib  tr)ater  nia^t  ifyr  ©aft  fein  $u 
lonnen.  2)u  fagft  ifyr,  e§  tfyate  mir  fefyr  leib,  nid>t  tfyr  ©aft 
fein  $u  fonnen.  2)er  Sieutenant  fyatte  »or  Srger  rafenb  merben 
mogen.     £>ajj  er  bie  ©tnlabung  nidjt  fyat  annefymen  biirfen. 

7.    $ie  9tbenteuer  be$  ftretyerru  turn  9ttund)!)aufett. 

Pages  36-44.  1.  Make  a  list  of  all  compound  nouns 
found  in  this  and  in  the  preceding  selections  and  give  a  defi- 
nition of  them,  viz. :  £)er  ©ebirg^ort  (ber  Drt,  ba§  ©ebirge) 
ift  ein  Drt,  roeld;er  im  ©ebirge  liegt.  £)a3  3Dttttagcffen  (bag 
@ffen,  ber  9ftittag)  ift  ba3  (Sffen,  roeldj>e3  man  urn  bie  sIRittag3= 
&eit  ifjt. 

2.  Find  many  examples  for  illustration  In  this  selection 
concerning  the  prepositions  which  govern  sometimes  the  ac- 
cusative and  sometimes  the  dative.     State  the  reasons. 


174  ORAL  AND   WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 

3.  Translate  and  decline :  Not  a  single  house  —  the 
northern  part  of  Poland  —  what  an  unusually  cold  winter 

—  your  brave  travelling  companion  —  such  an  interesting 
table  concert  —  its  two  lower  pairs  —  enough  ripe  cherries 

—  a  still  more  remarkable  story. 

4.  Conjugate  in  the  interrogative-negative  form  in  the 
imperfect  and  in  the  first  and  second  future :  3$  lebe  auf 
metnem  ©ute  in  ber  probing  §annofc>er.  3$  reite  ftunbenlang 
burti;  bie  obe  ©dmeemiifte  bafyin.  3$  treffe  im  Saufe  eineS 
gan^en  £age§  em  em$tge3  $)orf  an.  3$  ^^e  m^  $ul»er  unb 
fa^tefie  naa;  bem  §trfcfy. 

5.  Change  the  relative  clause  into  an  attributive  adjec- 
tive :  (gin  SBaumftumpf,  ber  au§  bem  ©djmee  fyertoorragt  —  mem 
$ferb,  roela;e3  fyott;  oben  an  ber  6pt£e  be3  $ira;turm3  fyangt  — 
bie  9Mobien,  roela^e  ber  ^oftillon'  geftern  fymeingeblafen  fyat 

—  ber  §irfa),  melcfyen  xa)  genau  in  ber  -Jftitte  ^mtfa^en  bem  ($e= 
roeify  getroffen  Ijabe  —  ber  (Stein,  ber  toon  bem  glmtenfyafyne 
abgefprungen  ift. 

6.  Change  the  active  into  the  passive :  3$  nefyme  em 
grofceS  33rot  mtt.  $)er  greifyerr  banb  bag  $ferb  an  eine  2lrt 
SBaumftumpf  —  ta)  fyaht  bie  Xurmfpttje  fiir  einen  SBaumftumpf 
gefyalten  —  er  fyatte  ba§  $ferb  au$  feiner  unbequemen  Sage  be- 
frett.  SDer  gretfyerr  mirb  ben  brafcen  ^eifegefa^rten  erfreut  be* 
griijst  fyaben. 

7.  Explain  the  position  of  the  adverbs  (48-59) :  (Sinft 
reite  \a)  ftunbenlang  fdmell  bur$  bie  bbe  6anbmiifte  bafytn. 
3$  empfinbe  e§  banlbar.  3a)  fyaht  e§  banlbar  empfunben. 
§eute  morgen  friify  fyore  to)  ba§  ^Pferb  fyo$  in  ber  Suft  iiber  mir 
roiefyern.  3$  fy&re  *$  oft  unb  laut  iiber  mir  miefyem.  §odj 
oben  an  ber  <Spi|e  be§  $trd)turm3  fyangt  mein  $ferb.  ©ogleta? 
nrirb  mir  afteS  flar.  9htr  ein  SBaumftumpf  mar  m  fer;en.  £>er 
^oftifton  blie§  geftem  bie  9Mobten  in  ba§  §orn.  @r  blie§  fie 
geftern  fytnein.     <5ie  murben  geftem  non  il)m  fyineingeblafen. 


ORAL  AND  WRITTEN  EXERCISES.  175 


8.    $te  Xcufct  auf  ber  JptmmelSttuefe. 

Pages  46-54.  1.  Explain  the  position  of  the  adverbs  in 
the  following  sentences  (48-59)  :  £)ie  (Sngelfinber  mitffen 
OormtttagS  bret  ©tunben  ru^tg  in  ber  Gmgelfcfyule  fitjen.  S)ie 
Omgelfinber  lernen  immer  gut.  ©eftern  fyahzn  fie  fefyr  fcfyon 
mit  ifyren  golbenen  ©riffeln  gefajrieben.  9Jlan  fagt,  bafj  £)oftor 
gauft  noa)  breitaufenb  ^afyre  tm  §imme(  ©dfyule  fyalten  mufi. 
@r  alfo  ift  ber  @ngelfdmtfefyrer.  25ie  @ngel  fyingegen  finb  feine 
©djmlfmber.  9hir  felten  fyahtn  bie  lleinen  Gmgel  fret,  2)oftor 
gauft  fiifyrt  fie  oft  auf  ber  9Jtilcfyftraj$e  fpa^ieren.  6ie  toerben 
oft  »on  2)r.  gauft  auf  ber  9JlU$ftraj$e  fpa^ieren  gefiifyrt.  SDie 
@ngel  fafyen  §ufaKigertoeife  bie  fleinen  £eufel.  $)ie  ©ngel 
fafyen  fie  gufaltigertoeife. 

2.  Negate  the  following  sentences  and  explain  the  position 
of  the  negation  nirf)t  (60-63)  :  £)te  £eufet  fo^ritten  anfangS 
fittfam  einfyer.  ©ie  gomtten  ben  £eufeln  ba§  unftfjulbige  3Ser= 
gniigen.  @ie  toarfen  bie  SBlumen  auf  bie  @rbe  unb  latfrten  ben 
9Jionb  au§.  S)ie  Seufel  betrugen  fid)  fyeute  gang  orbentlia). 
3a)  froeifs,  too  bie  Safr^leiter  ftefyt.  $)ie  £eufel  finb  auf  bie 
^immeUioiefe  gefommen.  $)ie  Steufel  fyahtn  ben  (Sngeln  ge= 
fatten.     $>ie  Gmgel  ioerben  t^ren  §eiligenf$ein  ablegen. 

3.  Translate  the  following  sentences  and  explain  the 
rendering  of  but,  when  and  since  (74-76)  :  When  they  have 
no  school  they  are  supervised  by  Saint  Peter.  The  angels 
do  not  learn  geography  but  they  write  on  silver  slates. 
Since  Saint  Peter  fell  asleep  the  angels  scattered  over  the 
whole  meadow.  When  he  became  aware  of  the  mischief  he 
had  the  devils  caught.  The  star-flower  lost  its  heavenly 
beauty,  but  it  retained  a  special  power  since  it  was  thrown 
upon  the  earth.  When  did  the  angels  go  before  the  gate? 
It  was  not  Doctor  Faust  but  Saint  Peter  who  took  care  of 
the  little  angels  on  Sundays. 


176  ORAL  AND   WRITTEN  EXERCISES. 

4.  Give  the  second  person  singular  in  all  tenses  active 
and  passive,  indicative  and  subjunctive,  of :  ftcfy  irren  — 
ft£en  —  ^ufcfylagen  —  fyefcen  —  fyinunterwerfen  —  fyerumlaufen 
—  nenrtert  —  fefyen. 

5.  Translate  and  explain  the  rendering  of  the  participles 
(67-71)  :  Instead  of  keeping  watch  at  the  gate  he  fell  asleep. 
The  little  devils  understood  more  about  climbing  and  shriek- 
ing than  about  singing.  Turning  to  the  angels  Saint  Peter 
said,  „How  did  you  succeed  in  raising  the  ladder  over  the 
barricade  of  boards?  "  We  saw  it  standing  in  the  lumber- 
room.  They  delighted  in  turning  cart-wheels.  The  angels 
being  pleased  with  the  black  fellows  granted  them  this  inno- 
cent pleasure. 

6.  Distinguish  between  pure  conjunctions  (general  con- 
nectives), adverbial  conjunctions  and  subordinating  con- 
junctions and  explain  the  word  order:  3)ocfy  formert  bte 
Omgel  ni$t  ben  gan^en  £ag  fyerumfUegen,  bemt  fie  miiffen 
gur  <5$ule  gefyn,  roenn  fie  bon  £)r.  gauft  gerufen  toerben. 
2tber  ©onntag§  biirfen  fie  auf  ber  §immel§nnefe  fpielen,  ober 
fie  biirfen  »or  bem  Xfyor  fyagieren  gefyn,  bocfy  toerben  fie  a(§= 
bann  com  fyeiligen  $etru§  beauffia^tigt,  Vr>etl  fie  fia;  fonft  »er= 
laufen  lonnten. 

7.  Explain  the  punctuation  in  the  following  sentences 
(83-90):  £)ie  3Btefe  tft  rntfjt  grim,  fonbern  blcm,  unb 
taufenb  golbene  SBlumen  waa^fen  barauf.  £)a  be§  £eufel3 
©roftmutter,  bte  »iel  auf  Slnftanb  fyalt,  ifynen  beigebradjt 
fyatte,  ifyre  6d>n>an§e  aU  ©djleppen  liber  ben  2lrm  §u  tragen, 
fa^ritten  fie  anfang§  fittfam  einfyer.  2)ie  Gmgel,  roeld>e  @r= 
barmen  mit  ben  £eufeln  fyatttn,  unttigten  ein,  fie  in  ben 
§immel  ^u  laffen.  2H§  fie  eingelaffen  toaren,  fa^lugen  fie 
S^dber  unb  ^ur^elbaume. 

8.  Translate  the  chapter  on  "  Word-Order"  into  German 
and  recite  the  rules  in  German. 


SUBJECTS  FOR   ORIGINAL   COMPOSITION.       177 

SUBJECTS  FOE  OKIGINAL  COMPOSITION 
IN  GEKMAN. 

I.  SBefcfyreiben  ©ie : 

1.  ©in  gut  eingeridjtete§  ©djuljitntner. 

2.  3fjr  ©dmlfymS  unb  Utngebung. 

3.  9ft*  SBoIjnjtmmer. 

4.  ©inen  gebecften  £ijcf). 

5.  ©men  toraftijd)  eingeridjteten  ©djreibtifd). 

6.  ©in  bierftocfigeS  £>au3  in  einer  ©tabt. 

7.  (Sin  Sanbfjfiu3d)en  an  ber  ©eefiifte. 

8.  ©in  3agerf)au§d)en  im  9Salbe. 

9.  ©men  SButmen=  unb  Dbftgarten. 

10.  (Sine  3>ame,  bie  in  ©efellfdjaft  getjt. 

11.  ©inen  fyxm,  ber  in§  ®efd)aft  get)t. 

12.  ©in  ®inb,  ba§  §ur  ©djute  getjt. 

II.  ©d)itbem  ©ie : 

13.  2>a§  SSetter  in  ber  gegentuartigen  Saf)re35eit. 

14.  S^rcn  £eben§lauf. 

15.  9#re  often  beutfdjen  ©tunben  im  ©oflege  ober  in  ber  S8or= 

bereitung§fd)ule. 

16.  $ie  Sciben  unb  $reuben  be§  ©dntfleben§. 

17.  31)re  £iebling§ftubien. 

18.  ^Ijre  ^ufceftunbensSBefdjaftigungen. 

19.  3ljre  §eimctt. 

20.  ©ine  9fa§fafjrt  in  einen  ©ebirgSort. 

21.  ©ine  SSevgniigungSreife. 

22.  $)ic  ^erfonen  in  einein  ©ifenba^njuge.  . 

23.  $en  9?aturborgang  bet  einem  ©emitter. 

24.  ©ine  ©cene  auf  einer  belebten  ©trafee. 

III.  SSergleidjen  ©ie: 

25.  SSofmftube  unb  fiidje. 

26.  ©dmte  unb  £ird)e. 

27.  £anne  unb  ©id)e. 

28.  28alb  unb  ©bftgarten. 


178       SUBJECTS  FOR   ORIGINAL   COMPOSITION 

29.  ©otrne  uub  50^onb. 

30.  3)orf  uttb  @tabt. 

31.  ©otttmer  uttb  SSmter. 

32.  9#eufd)  uub  SSautu. 

33.  $ritpug  uub  ^ugeubdter. 

34.  SBtege  uub  @arg. 

35.  Secret  uub  ©djiiler. 

36.  5lt5t  uub  ©eelforger. 

IV.  (Sdjretbeu  ©te  em  ©ef^rcicf>  jroifdjen: 

37.  jwei  $erren,  bte  gttfatuuteu  tetfeu. 

38.  gtnet  2)ameu,  t»elcf)e  (Sinffiufe  tuac^eu. 

39.  gtoei  ©djtileru  (©djulerttmen),  bte  ifyre  Wufgaben  befpredjeu. 

40.  gtt)d  $reuubiuueu,  bte  ifyc  gemeinfdjaftlidjeS  3hnmer  tuoblteteu 

utofleu. 

41.  gtoet  Stubeuteu,  bte  em  ©jauten  utad)ett  utitffett. 

42.  5tt>ei  $reuubeu,  bte   fid)  iiber   bm  gu  umfyleuben  SBeruf  be= 

raten. 

43.  gwet  SBritberu,  bte  tm  ©avteu  arbeiteu. 

44.  jtoet  ®d)tt)efteru,  bte  emeu  3Ttfdf»  becfeu. 

45.  SBater  uub  ©crtm  (£od)ter),  bte  itber  ba§  gu  umfyfeube  ©oflege 

berateu. 

46.  Setter  uub   ©emitter,    bte  itber   bte   gu   u>af)leubeu   ©tubieu 

fpredjeu. 

47.  bm  TOgtteberu  eiuer  ^atttiite,  bte  $orberettuugeu  gu  etuer 

SReife  nad)  (Suro^a  utad)eu. 

48.  bm  Mglteberu  eme§  ®htb§,   bte  ^Programme  fiir  ute^rere 

©t^uugeu  euttoerfeu. 

V.  ©rga^ien  @te: 

49.  bie  ©efd)td)te:  „$er  ueue  paletot"  in  etroa  300  Morten. 

50.  bte  ©efd)id)te :  „3)er  ^rogefj  urn  be§  (£fe(§  ©fatten"  in  un= 

gefa^r  800  SSorten. 

51.  eiu    englifd)e§    Waxd)m,    tt>eld)e§    ©te    gelefen    fytben,    auf 

beutfd). 

52.  eiue  englifdje  SBauabe,  tueldje  ©te  gelefeu  fyabtn,  auf  beutfd). 


WORD-ORDER. 


1.  POSITION  OF  THE  VERB. 

There  are  three  types  of  word-order  according  to  the 
position  of  the  verb. 

I.  The  normal  order :  the  finite  verb1  follows  the  subject. 

3d)  fdjreifce  ben  Srief. 

I       write      the    letter 

^d)  Ijafce  ben  SBrief  gefd)rteben. 

I     have  the    letter       written. 

II.  The  inverted  order:    the  finite  verb  precedes    the 
subject. 

§eute    fdjretfce  id)  ben  SBrief. 

To-day       write      I     the    letter. 

©eftern    Ijabe  icfy  ben  33rief  gefd)rteben. 

Yesterday  have    I     the    letter       written. 

III.  The  dependent  or  transposed  order :    the  finite  verb 
stands  at  the  end  of  the  clause. 

3d)  h)imfd)e,  bajj  bu  ben  Srief  frf)ret&ft. 

I         wish       that  you  the    letter      write. 

3$  fyoffe,  bap4  bit  ben  SBrief  a,efd)rieben  fiaft. 

I      hope     that  you  the   letter       written      have. 

General  Principle  :   The  more  important  elements  of 
the  sentence  tend  to  mass  themselves  at  the  end  of 
the  sentence. 
The  most  important  word  occupies  the  last  place,  it 

is  preceded  by  the  next  important  word  and  so  on. 

1  Finite  verb  or  personal  verb  or  inflected  part  of  a  verb. 

179 


180 


WORD-ORDER. 


I.  THE  NORMAL  ORDER. 


Subject1 

Finite  Verb 

Object 

Non-finite  Verb 2 

3)er  greunb 

frftretbt 

ben  SBrief. 

SSer 

fcftreiot 

ben  SBvief 

ab? 

St 

|«t 

ben  33rief 

abgefdjrieben. 

St 

ttiirb 

ben  SBrtef 

ftf)reiben. 

St 

ttitrb 

ben  93vtef 

abgefcfnieben  fjaben. 

St 

hcitte 

ben  SBrief 

frfireibert  fonnen. 

St 

fiat 

ben  93rtef 

fcfyretben  lafjen  molten. 

St 

ttmnfrfjte 

ben  SSrief 

fcbreiben  §n  fonnen. 

1.    The  finite  verb  follows  the  subject. 

2.  The    non-finite    part    of    a    verb 

(past    participle,   infinitive,    separable- 

prefix)  stands  at  the  end  of  the  clause. 

3.  The  separable  prefix  stands  before 

the  past  participle,  the  participle  before 

the  infinitive. 

4.  In  a  clause  containing  two  or  three 

infinitives3  the  one  governing  the  others 

stands  last. 

5.  Infinitives  are  preceded   by  their 

modifiers. 

1  The  subject  with  all  its  modifiers :  $iirft  S3t3tnarf,  ber  evfte 
beutfdje  9tacb8fan$fev  unb  ber  bebeutenbfte  diplomat  (SuropaS,  ftarfc  im 
3abre  1898.  $er  attaint,  ber  M  ©db,  toeldjeg  er  ftdt)  toon  greunben 
lieb,  burcb  @pc!ulotion  oertoren  batte,  ift  nad)  Suropa  gereift. 

2  Non-finite  verb  or  non-personal  verb  or  uninfected  part  of  a 
verb,  i.e.  the  infinitive  or  participle  of  a  compound  tense  or  a  "sep- 
arable prefix." 

3  If  one  of  the  "infinitives  "  is  a  modal  auxiliary  it  stands  last. 
The  past  participle  has  in  such  cases  the  form  of  an  infinitive. 


WORD-ORDER. 


181 


6.  The  normal  order  occurs  : 

(a)  in  independent  declarative  sentences. 

(b)  in    interrogative    sentences    which    begin    with 
subject  pronoun. 


II.   THE   INVERTED   ORDER. 


Introductory- 
Word  or  Phrase 

Finite 
Verb 

Subject 

Object 

Non-finite  Verb 

Sdjreuu 

ber  $reunb 

ben  33rief  ? 

$at 

ber  $reimb 

ben  93rief 

gefefyrieben  ? 

SBrittgcn 

©te 

iljn  ntir. 

3rre 

it) 

mid)  nicr)tf 

(jo  ftnb  <Sie  ber 
@d,reiber). 

gotten 

©ie  bod) 

ben  93rtef 

gefdjrteben. 

§eute 

merbe 

tig 

ben  93rief 

fdjreiben. 

$a§ 

glaube 

id, 

bir  nict)t. 

©d,retben * 

Mitt 

id, 

ben  SBrief. 

(Stnen  SBrief1 

fdjretbe 

idj  Ijeitte. 

3)arum 

mirb 

er 

ben  S3rief 

gefdjrteben  fjaben. 

£ro£bent  er  bltnb 

ft    . 

bat 

er 

ben  93rief 

fdjretben  loolten. 

7. 

The  finite  verb  precedes  the  subject. 

8. 

[n  all  other  respects  the   arrange- 

ment 

ls  the  same  as  in  the  normal  order. 

The  inverted  order  occurs  : 

9.  in  independent  interrogative  sentences,  except  such  as 
begin  with  a  subject-pronoun :  £ieft  ber  $nabe  bie  ©efcr/tcfyte? 
does  the  boy  read  the  story  ? 

1  For  the  sake  of  emphasis  a  word  may  be  placed  at  the  head  of 
the  sentence.  Emphasis  is  reached  in  German  by  position,  in 
English  it  depends  largely  on  intonation. 


182 


WORD-ORDER. 


10.  in  imperative  sentences * :  Sefen  ©ie  bie  ©efcfytcfyte ! 
read  the  story !  ^ctufen  fair  ein  SBucf),  let  us  buy  a  book. 

11.  in  optative  or  conditional  sentences  when  the  conjunc- 
tion menu,  if  is  omitted :  3Sdre  id)  bod)  in  @uropa  geroefen,  if 
I  had  only  been  in  Europe;  but:  2Benn  id)  bod)  in  (Suropa 
cjetoefen  ware;  see  p.  184,  note  2. 

12.  often  in  exclamatory  sentences;  28ie  bliifyen  bie  $8hi= 
men  fo  f$on!  how  beautifully  the  flowers  blossom! 

13.  when  the  independent  sentence  begins  with  an  adverb, 
an  adverbial  conjunction  or  any  other  word  or  words  than 
the  subject. 


9frttftrftdjs  fyabe  id)  <5ie  ntcfyt 
gemeint.  But,  id)  fyaht  ©ie 
natiirlidr)  nicfyt  gemetnt. 

$anim  bift  bu  mir  bofe! 

®eftent  war  er  bet  mir. 


Of  course    I   did   not   mean 
you. 

Therefore     you     are     angry 

with  me ! 
Yesterday  he  was  with  me. 


14.  Adverbial  Conjunctions. 


atterbhtgS,  to  be  sure 
olfo,  so,  then 
anbrerfettS,  on  the  other 

hand 
aud),3  also,  too 
aufterbent,  besides 
btifb...balb,  now. ..again 


brtgegen,  on  the  contrary 
DnntrtU*,  at  that  time 
bttmit,  therewith 
brum, then 
bafyer,  therefore 
barauf,  thereupon 
baritm,  therefore 


baju,  besides 
Sf?l,|  accordingly 
bemt,  then 
bcmiurf),  liowever 
beSgteufjen,  likewise 
&c?l)nl6,  therefore 


1  Except  in  the  third  person  singular  of  the  present  subjunctive ; 
er  beftage  fid)  nid)t,  let  him  not  complain. 

2  Inversion  does  not  take  place  if  the  adverbial  conjunction  is 
set  off  by  a  comma:  9tatiirftd),  id)  h  a  be  ©ie  ntdjt  gemetnt,  of  course  I 
did  not  mean  you. 

3  -sRomlid),  aitd),  bod),  \a,  fogar,  fclfeft,  do  not  cause  inversion  if 
they  modify  the  subject  and  not  the  verb  :  $tud)  id)  bin  ein  Staler, 
I  too  am  painter.  3d)  bin  fleifjig,  bod)  bn  bift  faul,  lam  diligent  yet 
you  are  lazy.    But:  3d)  bin  ein  sJftnftfer,  aud)  bin  td^  ein  9ftalei\ 


WORD-ORDER. 


183 


beffcmtttflcrtrfitet,   notwith- 
standing 

bc^ocgen,  therefore 
bod),1  yet,  but,  surely 
clu-ufu,  likewise 
enblid|r  Anally 
erftcnS,  firstly 
fentcr,  further 
f ulfllirl),  consequently 
frcilid),  to  be  sure 
glridjfau'3,  likewise 
nl'.'irt)unH)l,  nevertheless 
l)<ilb  . . .  f>alf>,  half  . . .  half 
titbeffcn,  however 
infofmt,  in  so  far 


jit,'  indeed,  of  course 
je  —  befto,2  the  —  the 
jebocf),  nevertheless 
l)ittflC(]Ctl ,  on  the  contrary 
mttfjin,  consequently 
narfjljcr,  afterwards 
HrttttUrf),  namely 
nntitrltdj,1  of  course 
nodi,  8till»  yet 
nun,  now 
fetbft,1  even 
fo,  so 

fogar,1  even 
forjlctct),  directly 
fonft,  else,  formerly 


teilS  . . .  leil§,  partly  . 

partly 
tiuHDiMit,  nevertheless 
itbcrbted,  besides 
iUuincuo,  moreover 
itnterbeffeu,  meanwhile 
toiettctffit,  perhaps 
totclmcfn*,  rather 
border,  previously 
tooifi,  perhaps,  indeed 
aubcm,  besides 
juerft,  first 
SUtetjt,  last 
junftcfift,  next 
5tt)(trp  to  be  sure. 


15.   Important  exception  :  The  general  connectives, 


ttttb,  and        after 
bettit,  for       atfeitt, 

do  not  affect  the  word-order. 


x     1 

}■  but,  yet 


fonbern,  but,  on  the  contrary 
nber,8  or 


The  man  is  not  rich  but  he  is 

happy,  for  he  has  a  good 

conscience. 
Then  he  took   leave   and  I 

looked  after  him  for  a  long 

time. 


2)er  9Jtann  ift  md>t  retcfy,  after 
er  ift  glucflid),  bentt  er 
fyat  ein  %uti$  ©etoiffen. 

2)ann  nal)m  er  2l6fdj>ieb  mtb 
icfy  f  cfyaute  tfym  lange  wad). 
(normal  order) — unb  lemge 
^djautt  id)  U)m  nad)  (in- 
verted order). 

16.  in  the  principal  clause  if  a  dependent  clause  precedes 
it  (see  below  29).  The  dependent  clause  having  the  value 
of  an  adverb,  an  adjective  or  a  noun  causes  inversion. 

1  see  note  3  on  page  182. 

2  3c  me^1'  if)1'  tjabt  (normal  order),  befto  (or  je)  md)r  tnotlt 
ib,  r  (invert,  ord.)  Ijaben,  the  more  you  have,  the  more  you  will  have. 
$c  mefyr  bu  arbeiteft,  je  meljr  berbienft  bu,  the  more  you  work 
the  more  you  gain. 

8  CtttWeber,  either,  generally  causes  inversion,  ober,  or,  very 
rarely:  enttueber  b  i  ft  bit  fleifufl,  ober  bu  iwirft  beftraft  tuevben, 
either  you  have  to  be  diligent  or  you  will  be  punished. 


184 


WORD-ORDER. 


III.  THE  DEPENDENT   OR  TRANSPOSED   ORDER. 


Introductory- 
Word  or  Phrase 

Subject 

Object 

Non-finite 
Verb 

Finite 
Verb 

£>ier  ift  ber  SDcann,  C 
roeld)ent  (beat)     1 

ber  ^reunb 

ben  33rief 

fdjreiut, 

ber  $*eunb 

ben  23rief 

gefdnieben 

hat, 

roeit 

er 

ben  S5rief 

fcfyretben 

mufcte. 

f  roo 

©age  ntir,  J  rote 

er 

ben  SBrief 

abgefcfjrieben 

hat. 

[  roann 

S^roeife,  bafe1 
3d)  roeifj,  bafj 

er 
er 

ben  93rtef 

gefdnieben 
fyxben 

faim. 

ben  23rtef  J)  at  fd)reiben  laffen  rooflen, 

roetrn2 

er 

einen  ©djreiber  Ijatie  ftnben  fonnen. 

17.    27*e  jfim'te  ver&  stands  at  the  end 

of  the  clause. 

18.   The   non-finite  part  of  the  verb 

immediately  precedes  the  finite  verb.3 

19.  The  inflected   auxiliary  precedes 

two  or  three  infinitives. 

20.   In  all  other  respects  the  arrange- 

ment is  the  same  as  in  the  normal  order. 

1  If  the  conjunction  ba$,  that,  is  omitted,  the  normal  order 
occurs,    3d)  roeift,  er  I) at  ben  SBrief  gefdjrieben: 

2  If  the  conjunction  toCtttt,  if,  is  omitted,  the  inverted  order 
occurs.  £  atte  er  einen  ©rfjreibev  finben  fomten,  jo  roiirbe  er  nicfyt  felbft 
gefd)rieben  Ijaben.  @ie  fyanbelte,  aU  rocire  fie  cine  reidje  2)ame  (al« 
roenn  [aid  ob]  fie  eine  reicfye  S)ame  ro  are),  she  acted  as  if  she  were  a 
rich  lady. 

3  The  separable  prefix  stands  before  the  participle,  the  participle 
before  the  infinitive  —  just  as  in  the  normal  order. 


WORD-ORDER. 


185 


21.  The  dependent  order  is  restricted  to  subordinate  or 
dependent  clauses  introduced  by  : 


22.   Subordinating  Conjunctions. 


ai§f  as,  when,  than 
nlc.  oli,  as  if 
af3  umiii,  as  if 
bctoor,  before 
bi§,  until 
tut,  as,  since 
btttnit,  so  that 
bafi,  that 
bictucU,  because 
eije,  before 
faHS,  in  case 


inbem,  while 
inbcffett,  while 
inttriefertt,  how  far 
inmictocit,  how  far 
jc  mcfjr,  the  more 
jc  nadjbcm,  according  as 
nadjbent,  after 
ob,  whether,  if 
obfjfcuf),  though 
obfdjon,  though 
ofnooffl,  though 


fett(bem),  since 
fo,  if 

foiuic,  as,  just  as 
tro^bcm,  in  spite  of 
ttjcil,  because 
lunm,  if,  when 
ttjcttn  tturfi,  though 
toenitgletd),  though 
totttyrenb,  while 
jumat  (bo) ,  especially  as 


23.   Relative  Pronouns. 
(a)  The  relative  tt>eltf)er,  tt>eld)e,  toeldjeS. 


Singular 

Plural 

masc 

fem. 

neuter                         for  all  genders 

jsr. 

to>eltf)er 

mctdje 

tt>eld)e3,  who,  which 

mclrtic 

G. 

beffen 

beren 

beffen,  whose,  of  which 

beren 

B. 

iueldjem 

roelcfjer 

roetdjem,  to  whom  or  which 

tucldjen 

A. 

roetdjen 

tr>eld)e 

lueld)c§,  whom,  which 

ir>etd)e 

(6)  The  relative  ber,  bie,  ba$. 

2T. 

ber1 

bie 

ba3,  who,  which,  that 

bie 

G. 

beffen 

beren 

beffen,  whose,  of  which 

beren 

D. 

bem 

ber 

bent,  to  whom,  to  which 

benen 

A. 

ben 

bie 

ba£,  whom,  which 

bie 

1  Distinguish  between  a  relative  and  a  demonstrative  pronoun  : 
2)a  ift  ein  Stalin,  bcr  (demonstr.  pr.)  faun  fflnf  (gpradjen  fpredjni 
(normal  order)  —  ba  ift  ein  SRann  bcr  (relative  pr.)  funf  ®hrad)en 
fpredjen  fann. 


186  WORD-  ORDER. 


(c)  The  relative  ttJcr,  \va§. 


JSf.  toer,  (he)  who  ttxi§,  (that)  which,  what 

G.  toeffen  (roefe),  whose  tneffen,  of  what 

D.  toern,  to  whom 

A.  men,  whom  toa3,  what 

24.   Relative  Conjunctions. 

w milt,       too^u,  to  which  or  what  toorauS,  from  which  or  what 

when       tuobttvd),  by  which  or  what  tuorm,  in  which  or  what 

lute,        toomit,  with  which  or  what  ftoruber,  at  (over)  which  or  what 

how,  what  ioobet,  at  which  or  what  toorauf,  upon  which  or  what 

tt>o,         iuofiir,  for  which  or  what  toorcm,  at  which  or  what 

where      iDObon,  of  which  or  what  tuorunter,  among  which 

25.   Principal  and  Dependent  Clauses. 
The  dependent  clause  may  be  placed  : 
26.   after  its  principal  clause  : 


©u  uerbtenft  inel  (Mb,  metl 
bu  fefyr  fteijjig  fiift. 

27.   between  the  parts  of  its  principal  clause  : 


You  gain  much   money  be- 
cause you  are  very  diligent. 


§err  SBcwer,  toelcfyer  fefyr 
biel  $elb  fcerbient,  ift 
fleifjig. 

28.    before  its  principal  clause  : 


Mr.  Bauer  who  gains  much 
money,  is  very  diligent. 


Because  you  are  very  diligent, 
you  gain  much  money. 


28eU  bu  fefyr  fleifjig  &tft,  fc>er= 
bienft  bu  toiel  (Mb. 

29.   The  principal  clause  takes  the  inverted  order  when  it 
is  preceded  by  the  dependent  clause. 

3d)    tounfefye,    bflfc    bu    micfy 


morcjen    befutfift  —  bafj    bu 


I  wish  that  you  would  call 
on  me  to-morrow  —  That 


WORD-ORDER. 


187 


micfy  morgen  bcfudjft,  h)itn= 
f$e  id).* 
%U  *ptytf)agora§  feinen  be= 
riifymten  Se^rfa^  entbecft 
Ijatte,  bradjte  er  ben  ©ot= 
tern  ein  Dpfer  toon  fyunbert 
Dcfyfen  bar.  SDafyer  fitter! 
jeber  Dcfyfe,  fo  oft  eine  neue 
2Bafyrfyeit  entbetft  totrb. 


you  would  call  on  me  to- 
morrow I  do  wish. 
Pythagoras  havingdiscovered 
his  famous  theorem,  offered 
up  to  the  gods  a  sacrifice 
of  a  hundred  oxen.  There- 
fore every  ox  trembles  as 
often  as  a  new  truth  is 
discovered. 


2.  POSITION  OF  THE  INFINITIVE. 

30.   The  infinitive  with  or  without  p  stands  at  the  end  of 
the  clause.     See  §§  2,  3,  4,  5. 


3$  mufj  bis  morgen  fecf>3 
©troipfyen  won  btefem  ©e= 
bidj>t  lentett.  3$  fan9£  $*<$ 
mi,   git  Icrnctt. 

3a;  I?offe  groet  bis  brei  33riefe 
non  btr  jit  fcefommett. 


I  must  learn  six  stanzas  of 
this  poem  before  to-mor- 
row. I  shall  begin  im- 
mediately to  learn. 

I  hope  to  receive  two  or  three 
letters  from  you. 


31.   The  position  of  several  infinitives  without  jit  is  in  the 
reverse  order  from  the  English, 
l 


@r    fyat    ben   SBrtef   fdfyreiben 

2  3 

laffen  tootten. 
£)u  roiirbeft  tyn  ma)t   fyahtn 

12  3 

gefyen  laffen  inotlen. 


He  intended  to  have  the  letter 
l 
written. 

You   would   not   have    been 

3  2  1 

willing  to  let  him  go. 


*  Observe  that  the  two  verbs  —  the  verb  of  the  dependent 
clause  and  the  verb  of  the  principal  sentence  —  will  come  together 
separated  by  a  comma.     Sec  83. 

The  dependent  order  is  identical  with  the  normal  order  if 
there  is  only  subject  and  verb  in  the  sentence. 


2)ie  53 lumen  bliihen  unb  bic  @onue 

fdjeint  (normal) 
$)ie23himen  bliihen  me  it  bic  @onne 

fdjeint  (dependent). 


The  flowers  blossom   and  the 

sun  is  shining 
The  flowers   blossom    because 

the  sun  is  shining. 


188 


WORD-ORDER. 


32.  The  infinitive  with  $u  is  generally  an  abbreviated  but 
complete  dependent  clause  and  as  such  it  should  be  treated, 
that  is :  finish  the  dependent  clause  preceding  it  and  place  a 
comma  after  it,  then  bring  the  infinitive  clause : 


She  said  that  she  liked  to  go 
out  in  stormy  weather. 


©ie  fagte,  baft  fie  e§  gem  fyabe, 
bei  ftiirmtfd>ent  2Better  au^u- 
gefyn — but  not :  (Sie  fagte, 
baft  fie  bet  ftiirmtfcfyem  2Bet= 
ter  au§§ugefyn  gem  fyaht. 

33.  The  verbs  fdjetnen,  seem,  pffegett,  use,  ttmnfdjett,  wish, 
fttrfjett,  seek,  and  relative  clauses  generally  enclose  the  infini- 
tive clause. 


@r  fagte,  baft  er  e§  jeben  2lbenb 
gu  tijmt  toitnfdjte,  toeil  er 
fyat  au^uge^ett  pflegte. 

§ier  ift  ber  9flann,  tuetdjer 
ba§  jtt  tljim  getoofynt  ift. 


He  said  that  he  wished  to  do 
it  every  evening,  because 
he  used  to  go  out  late. 

Here  is  the  man  who  is  ac- 
customed to  do  so. 


3.   POSITION  OF  ARTICLES. 

34.  The  definite  article  precedes  all  words  it  modifies  ex- 
cept all',  all,  and  g e x  a b  e ,  very. 


$>ie  beiben  $inber. 
SUP  Me  Seute. 
(SJerabe  ber  Mann. 
$ie  gan^e  2Belt. 
$er  bo^^elte  $rei§. 
$ie  fyalbe  ©umme. 

35.  The  indefinite  article  precedes  all  words  it  modifies 
except  m  a  rt  d) ,  many  a;  fold),  such;  to  elcfy ,  what;  toa§ 
filt,  what  for  (a),  what  kind  of. 


Both  the  children. 

All  the  people. 

Tlie  very  man. 

All  the  (the  whole)  world. 

Double  the  price. 

Half  the  sum. 


Sflano)  eiit  $nabe. 

^olcfy  citt  (ein  folder)  Sttqnn. 

m\$  ein  QHild. 


Many  a  boy. 
Such  a  man. 
What  happiness. 


word-ordeA.  189 


2Ba§  fiir  cine  SBlume  ift  ba§  ? 
Ginc  fo  fcfyone  $)ame. 
ein  ^u  fyetfjer  (Sommer. 
(Sine  gang  alte  ©efefytcfyte. 


What  kind  of  flower  is  that  ? 
So  beautiful  a  lady. 
Too  hot  a  summer. 
Quite  an  old  story. 


4.   POSITION  OF  NOUNS. 


£)ie  Gutter  fdjjenft  bem  £tnbe  ben  33aH. 

The    mother      gives    the  ball  to  the  child. 

SDte  Gutter  fd&enft  tyn  bem  £tnbe. 

The    mother      gives     it   to  the  child. 

3$  empfefyle  ben  greunb  bem  Sefyrer. 

I    recommend  the     friend  to  the  teacher. 

@r  totbmet  feine  $raft  ber  <Srfmle. 

He  devotes     his   powers  to  the  school. 

@r  befcfyulbtgt  ten  -JSttann  be3  9Jtorbe§. 

He      accuses        the      man      of     murder. 

$$  fdjtcfe  btr  emeit  $8ertd}t  fiber  bie  (Strung. 

I       sent    you     an      account     of     the    meeting. 

3<f)  grtifje  meinett  SBruber  turn  btr. 

I  send  greetings  to  my  brother  from  you. 


36.  The  dative  of  the  person  precedes  the  accusative 
of  the  thing. 

37.  A  pronoun  object  precedes  a  noun  object.1 

38.  If  both  objects  are  persons,  the  accusative  pre- 
cedes the  dative. 

39.  If  both  objects  are  things,  the  accusative  precedes 
the  dative. 

40.  The  accusative  precedes  the  genitive. 

41.  Objects  with  prepositions  follow  simple  objects. 


1  In  the  inverted  and  dependent  order  a  personal  pronoun  object 
is  often  put  before  a  noun  subject:  bet  retdjte  ifyin  ber  £ehrer  ein 
93ud),  then  the  teacher  handed  him  a  book;  ati  tfjit  ber  33 ruber 
fragte,  when  the  brother  asked  him;  —  but  t>a  retdjte  cr  tljm  ein 
S3ud) ;  al8  er  i  b  it  f tagte. 


190 


WORD-ORDER. 


5.   POSITION  OF  PRONOUNS. 


3$  fcfyenfe  btr  ben  §ut. 

I         give  the  hat  to  you. 

3$  fcfyenfe  Hjn  btr. 

I         give  it  to  you. 

3$  fcfyenfe  btr  bettfel&ett. 

I         give  the  same  to  you. 

2)u  fyctft  e3  mtr1  er^tifylt. 

You  have  told  it  to  me. 

@r  fyat  fid)  mtr  toorgeftellt. 

He  has  introduced  himself  to  me. 

(£r  fyat  fidj  e32  cmgeetgnet. 

He  has  appropriated  it. 


42.  If  both  objects  are  personal  pronouns,  the  accus- 
ative precedes  the  dative. 

43.  ftdj  precedes  or  follows  e£.     Both  precede  every 
other  pronoun. 

44.  The  personal  pronoun  precedes  the  demonstrative. 


6.  POSITION  OF  ADJECTIVES  AND  PARTICIPLES. 

45.   An  attributive  adjective  or  past  participle  precedes 
its  noun  and  is  preceded  by  its  own  adjuncts. 

§ter   ift    ein    fyunbert    ^3funb     Here    is    a   trunk   weighing 
fd)tuerer  Coffer.  a  hundred  pounds. 


i  With  tntr,   btr,   il)r,  the  neuter  t$  may  be  put  last,  3d)  er* 
$tyi  btrT£,  bit  crgd^lft  tmrT3,  nrir  txfifjUu  tljrr$» 
«  or  e$  ft#- 


WORD-ORDER. 


191 


$>ie  toon  bem  fcfyonften  SBetter 
fcegnitfttgtc  glotte  toar  im 
SBegriff  ab^ufegeln.1 


The  fleet,  favoi-ed  by  the 
finest  weather  was  about 
to  set  sail. 


46.  Present   participles    are   always   preceded    by   their 
qualifiers. 

$)ie  ctuf  bem  9fleere  fdjnnm= 
tttcnbc  glotte  gefyort  ben 
Slmerifanem.1 


©einem     giifyrer 
macfyte    er    ifyn 
fangenen. 


gum    ©e= 


The  fleet  sailing  on  the  ocean 
belongs  to  the  Americans. 


Obeying  his  leader  he  made 
him  prisoner. 


7.   POSITION  OF  THE  APPOSITIVE. 

47.   An  appositive  may  precede  but  generally  follows  its 
modifiers. 


©einer  ^flicfyten  eingebenf  (or 
@mgebenf  feiner  ^flicfyten),2 
fefyrte  er  nad)  §aufe  px- 
rticf. 

©etroftet  burd)  bie  Xeilnafyme 
(or  £)ur$  bie  £eitnafyme 
getroftet),2  trocfnete  fie 
tfyre  £fyranen. 


Mindful  of  his  duties  he  re- 
turned home. 


Comforted  by  the  sympathy 
she  dried  her  tears. 


1  The  adjective  or  participle  and  its  modifiers  may  be  expanded 
into  a  relative  clause :  £ter  ift  eitt  Coffer,  tt)eld)er  Ijitnbert  s^funb  fattier 
ift.  3)ie  ^(otte,  luetdje  Don  bem  fdjonften  Setter  begiinftigt  nmrbe,  wax 
im  Segrtff  abmfegeln.  $)ie  ftlotte,  tt>el#e  auf  bem  sJ)?eere  fdjrotmmt, 
geljort  ben  s#merifanern. 

2  The  appositive  and  its  modifiers  may  be  resolved  into  an  ad- 
verbial clause :  $a  er  feiner  $fH$t<a  eingebenf  tuar.  SBeil  er  burdj 
bie  £eilnaf)me  getroftet  mar.  Consequently  the  principal  sentence 
takes  the  inverted  order.    See  §  29. 


192 


WORD-ORDER. 


8.  POSITION  OF  ADVERBS   OR  ADVERBIAL  EXPRESSIONS. 

48.  If  an  adverb  (or  adverbial  expression)  stands  at  the 
beginning  of  a  sentence  the  subject  must  follow  the  verb 
(see  §13). 


^peutc  gefye  i$  $ur  ©cfyule. 
$ort  roirft  bu  micfy  ftnben. 


To-day  I  go  to  school. 
There  you  will  find  me. 


49.   An  adverb  of  time  stands  before  one  of  manner  or 
place. 


SSir  lemten  tjeute  (time)  fCci= 
£tg  (manner)  in  ber  ©djule 

(place). 


We  studied  diligently  (man- 
ner) at  school  (place)  to- 
day (time). 


50.  Of  several  adverbs  of  time  or  place  the  more  general 
precede  the  more  specific. 


SKir  gefyen  Ijeute  9lbenb  fpat  $u 

Sett. 
®e*  3U9  ffl^t  morgcu  friilj  urn 

7  Ul)r. 


We  shall  go  to  bed  late  to 

night. 
The  train  will  start  to-morrow 

early  at  7  o'clock. 

51.  The  adverb  stands  last  in  a  sentence  if  the  verb  is  in 
a  simple  tense,  and  close  to  the  infinitive  or  participle  if  the 
verb  is  in  a  compound  tense. 


SSir  lerrten  unfere  2lufgabe 
gut.  2Bir  fyahtn  unfere  2luf= 
gabe  Qut  gelernt. 

3$  folge  bit  immer  (time) 
mit  gfreuben  (manner)  it6cr= 
all  (place)  fyin.  3$  bin  bit 
immer  itberaft  t;in  mit  greu= 
ben  gefolgt. 

2Str  lemten  geftevn  (time)  in 
ber     Sdjule    (place)    utd)t 


We   learn    our   lesson    well. 

We  did  learn  our  lesson 
well. 

I  always  follow  you  every- 
where with  joy.  I  always 
have  followed  you  every- 
where with  joy. 

We  did  not  learn  well  at 
school  yesterday.    We  did 


WORD-ORDER. 


193 


gut  (manner).  2Bir  fyahtn 
geftern  in  ber  ©cfyule  nicfyt 
gut  gelernt. 


not   learn  well   at   school 
yesterday. 


52.  In  the  normal  construction  the  adverb  must  not  stand 
(1)  between  the  subject  and  the  finite  verb,  (2)  immediately 
before  the  subject. 


@r  fcfyreibt  tnir  oft. 
Oft  fcfyretbt  er  tnir. 


He  writes  me  often. 
Often  he  writes  me. 


(Never:    er  oft  fcfyreibt  tnir,  or,  oft  er  fcfyretbt  tnir). 

(1)  In  the  dependent  order  the  adverb  has  to  stand  between  the 
subject  and  the  finite  verb  since  the  latter  must  stand  at  the  end 
of  the  whole  clause :  Qv  toerftcfyerte  mir,  baft  e  r  mid)  ctufridjtig  f)  o  d)  = 
\  6)  a  fc  c ,  he  assured  me  that  he  greatly  esteemed  me. 

(2)  In  the  inverted  order  the  adverb  may  stand  between  the 
verb  and  the  noun  subject:  3m  3afyre  1618  f  am  am  9lbenb  \p'at  ein 
Offijier  $u  SBaUenftein,  in  1618  in  the  evening  late  there  came  an 
officer  to  Wallenstein.  But  — 3m  3afyve  1618  fam  er  am  Slbenb  fpat 
ut  SBattenftein. 

53.  Exception  :  The  only  words  which  may  separate  sub- 
ject and  verb  are  aber,  alfo,  audj,  bagegen,  Ijingegen,  utbeffen, 

jetiuri),  uiimliri). 


3$    aber    fyaht   e§    nid)t   ge= 

fyan. 
@r    alfo    Fwt   ben    S3rief    ge= 

fdjrteben. 


I,  indeed,  have  not  done  it. 

So,  it  was  he,  who  wrote  the 
letter. 


54.  Adverbs  of  time  precede  objects  when  these  are  nouns. 


3Btr  lernen  oft  fcfyone  Sieber. 

9£>tr  fyaben  Ijeute  unfere  3Ser= 
toanbten  befud)t. 


We    often    learn     beautiful 

poems. 
We  have  visited  our  relatives 

to-day. 


55.  Adverbs  of  manner  or  place  follow  the  objects  when 
these  are  nouns. 


194 


WORD-ORDER. 


3$  fyabe  tteuftdj  bie  Slufgabe 
ju  #aufe  gefcfyrieben. 

3$  lernte  fjeute  bie  Stufgabe 
gut. 


The  other  day  I  wrote  the 
lesson  at  home. 

I  learned  the  lesson  well  to- 
day. 


56.  The  shorter  adverbs  ijter,  ba,  bort,  fo,  tttva,  sioar,  toioljf, 
may  precede  all  other  adverbs  or  noun-objects. 


2Bir  fafjen  ba  eine  ©tunbe. 
@r  toar  Ijier  geftern  ^urn  23e= 


We  were  sitting  there  for  an 

hour. 
He    was    here    on    a    visit 

yesterday. 


57.    -Wur,  only,  must  always  precede  the  noun  or  pronoun. 


Wnv  rnein  SBruber  ftmcfyt 
©eutfcfy.  Wuv  er  lann 
$)eutfcf)  fcerftefyn. 


Only  my  brother  speaks 
German.  Only  he  can 
understand  German. 


58.  All  adverbs  follow  the  objects  when  these  are  pro- 
nouns without  a  preposition. 


2Bir  lemen  fie  oft. 

2Bir  fyahzn  ifyn  Ijeute  befucfyt. 


We  learn  them  often. 

We  have  visited  him  to-day. 


But:  2Sir  Ijabett  oft  bet  3^ncn  getyeift,  we  have  often  dined  with 
you.    2£tr  fpredjen  immer  toon  Mr,  we  always  speak  of  you. 

59.   A  sentence  must  not  begin  with  two  different  adverbs. 


Oft  trafert  ficfy  bie  greunbe 
taglidj.  (Not :  Oft  taglicfy 
trafen  ftcfy  bie  greunbe).  . 


Often  the  friends  met  daily. 


Excepted  are  those  adverbs  which  form  together  one  expres- 
sion: £eute  morgen  friil)  urn  fiinf  llf)r  tuerbe  id)  ctbreijen,  to- 
day in  the  morning  early  at  Jive  o'clock  I  shall  depart.  2)  r  a  u  fj  e  n 
littfS  ftefyt  ein  SBagen,  out  of  doors  to  the  left  stands  a  carriage. 
S)riibcn  auf  bcr  anbern  @eite  lag  bie  @tabt,  there  on  the  other 
side  was  the  city. 


WORD-ORDER. 


195 


60.  The  negation  nidjt  (me,  memalS),  precedes  the  infini- 
tive, the  past  participle,  the  separable  prefix  and  the  predi- 
cative adjective. 

$cfy   fyabe   ba§  Steb   tttdjt  ge= 

lernt. 
3$    roerbe     ba3    Steb    tttdjt 

lernen. 


%<fy  fcfyretbe  bie  Slufgabe  «id)t 
$>ie  Slufgabe  ift  nidjt  leicfyt. 


I  did  not  learn  the  poem. 
I  shall  not  learn  the  poem. 
I  do  not  copy  the  lesson. 


The  lesson  is  not  easy. 


61.  In  simple  tenses  mdjt  follows  the  object  not  preceded 
by  a  preposition. 

$cfy  feme  meine  Slufgabe  nidjt.  I  I  do  not  learn  my  lesson. 
£)u  weifjt,  bafj  id)  meine  2luf=      Yon  know  that  I  do  not  learn 
cwfce  mdjt  lerne.  my  lesson. 

But:   h)ir  tyrecfyen  md)t  Don  biefer  Stufgabc,  we  do  not  speak  of 
this  lesson.     3d)  reife  md)t  n  a  d)  S3  o  ft  o  n ,  I  do  not  travel  to  Boston. 

62.  The  negation  nirf)t  generally  follows  the  adverbs  of 
time  and  precedes  the  adverbs  of  place  and  manner. 


$)er  greunb  ift  geftern  mdjt 

fyier  geroefen. 
2Bir  finb  fyeute  nidjt  fcfynelt 

nad)  §aufe  gegangen. 


The     friend    was    not    here 

yesterday. 
To-day  we  did  not  go  home 

quickly. 


63.   In  case  of  special  emphasis  nidjt  is  placed  before  the 
important  word  it  negatives  : 


3$    bin   nidjt    ber   greunb 

»on  $arl. 
SRidjt  id)  bin  ber  greunb  »on 

ffocL 
<Rufy   £arU  greimb  bin  id) 

fonbern  @mtl3. 


I    am    not    the    friend     of 

Charles. 
/    am    not     the    friend    of 

Charles. 
I  am  not  the  friend  of  Charles 

but  of  Emil. 


196 


WORD-ORDER. 


64.  Several  small  particles  are  used  in  German  to  throw 
special  emphasis  on  a  certain  word,  like  and),  also,  too,  even  ; 
fa,  as  you  know,  be  sure,  indeed;  wofjf,  I  suppose,  I  wonder ; 
felbft,  even;  ittdjt  einmal,  not  even;  bettn,  then  (expressing 
astonishment) ;  bocf)  (to  strengthen  an  exclamation  or  an  im- 
perative) ;  gerabe,  just,  exactly. 


Wntf)  ber  Setter  roar  ber  2ln= 

Mi. 

3$  bin  fa  ein  armeS  $inb. 
Semen  ©ie  ben  33er3  \a  gut. 

@3  ift  tooljl  ba§felbe  in  alien 

gamilien. 
(Setbft  mein  SBruber  fagt  bag. 
3$     fyabe    tttdjt    einmal    ein 

fflefo. 
©eit    toann    finb    ftrir    benn 

greunbe? 
Sefen  ©ie  bod)  lauter! 
@3  ift  bodj  tvoty  ni$t§  SBofeS? 

©cttteft  bu  e§  bodj  glet$  ge= 

fast! 
3$    bin    gerabe    babei    einen 

SBrief  §u  fa^reiben. 
@r  ift  mcfyt  gerabe  mein  greunb 

^u  nennen. 
3$  toar  gerabe  ba. 
$)a§  ift  bcnn  bodj  tooljf  iiber= 

trieben. 
@r    ift    bein    greunb,    md)t 

toaljr? 
£)u    fyaft    e£    gefelm,     nidjt 

ttialjr? 


The  teacher  also  was  of  the 

opinion. 
You  know  I  am  a  poor  child. 
Be  sure,  to  learn  the  verse 

well. 
/  suppose  it  is  the  same  in 

all  families. 
Even  my  brother  says  it. 
I  have  not  even  a  dress. 

When    then   were    we    ever 

friends  ? 
Do  read  louder ! 
There   is   nothing   wrong,  I 

trust  ? 
If  you    had   but   said   so   at 

first! 
I  am  just  about  to  write  a 

letter. 
I  do  not  regard  him  exactly 

as  a  friend. 
I  chanced  to  be  there. 
I  call  that  exaggerated. 

He  is  your  friend,  is  he  not? 

You  have  seen  it,  have  you 
not? 


POINTS  OF  DIFFICULTY. 


197 


9.  POSITION  OF  ADVERBIAL  CLAUSES. 

65.  An  adverbial  clause  must  not  stand  between  subject 
and  verb. 


The  boys,  after  having 
played,  were  ready  to 
work. 


£>te  $naben  toarett,  nacfybem 
fie  gefptelt  fatten,  ^urn  2lr= 
beiten  bereit  —  or,  9iad)bem 
fie  gefpielt  fatten,  toaxtn 
bte  $naben  gum  Slrbetten 
bereit. 

66.  A  sentence  must  not  begin  with  two  adverbial  clauses. 


©obalb  bte  beutfcfye  Stunbe 
au$  Wax,  fingen  fair  an, 
obgleitt)  e3  fefjr  fpat  toar, 
unfere  fran^ofifa^e  Uber= 
fe^ung  §u  fcfyreiben  —  or, 
©obalb  bie  beutfcfye  ©tunbe 
au$  toar,  fingen  toir  an, 
unfere  fran^oftfdje  Uber= 
fe^ung  $u  fa^reiben,  obgleia; 
e§  fet^r  f^cit  toar. 


As  soon  as  the  German 
lesson  was  over,  although 
it  was  very  late,  we  began 
to  write  our  French  trans- 
lation. 


SOME   SPECIAL   POINTS   OF   DIFFICULTY   IN 
GERMAN   COMPOSITION. 

67.  The  English  present  participle  must  frequently  be 
translated  into  German  by  the  help  of  a  conjunction  or  a 
relative  pronoun  and  &  finite  verb. 

68.  To  express  an  adverbial  relation  of  time,  cause  or 
manner  an  adverbial  clause  is  used,  introduced  by  one  of 
the  following  conjunctions  :  alS,  when;  itarf)bem,  after;  tnbem, 
while^  whilst,  since;  nmljrenb,  while,  whilst;  fobalb  atS,  as  soon 
as;  bar  as,  since;  weU,  because. 


198 


POINTS   OF  DIFFICULTY. 


2$eU  (ba)  meine  ©a^roefter 
Iran!  ift,  lann  fie  ntc^t  gur 
©cfyule  gefytt. 

3$  fafy  eg,  atg  id)  fyeute  betm 
§aufe  tiorticiging* 


My  sister,  being  ill,  cannot 
go  to  school. 

I   saw  it   when  passing  the 
house  to-day. 


69.  If  the  participle  qualifies  a  preceding  noun  or  pronoun 
it  is  expanded  into  a  relative  clause. 


£)er  Rnaht,  mtytx  gerabe 
auf  ung  §u  fommt,  ift  ber 
Sofyn  unfereg  ^rafibenten. 


The  boy  coming  straight  to- 
ward us,  is  the  son  of  our 
president. 


70.  The  English  so-called  improper  accusative  can  not  be 
the  subject  of  an  infinitive  clause.  It  must  be  rendered  in 
German  by  a  dependent  clause  introduced  by  the  conjunction 

3$  toeif3,  ba%  er  ein  flevjstger 


Mam  ift. 
3$  toiirtfcfye,  ba%  er  fajretbt. 


I  know  him  (imp.  ace.)  to  be 
an  industrious  man. 

I  want  him  (imp.  ace.)  to 
write. 


But:  id)  bat  tljn  gu  fcfyrei&en,  I  aslced  him  (logical  ace.)  to  write. 
3>dj  befaljt  it)m  gu  f djreiben,  /  told  him  (logical  dative)  to  write. 

71.   The  English  participle  or  verbal  noun  in  ing  is  often 
translated  (1)  by  an  infinitive  with  or  without  511. 


@r  fyat  dlvfyt  su  giaubeit,  bafe 
bag  toafyre  ©liicf  barin  be= 
ftefyt,  gufrieben  §u  fein. 


He  is  right  in  thinking,  that 
true  happiness  consists  in 
being  contented. 


(2)  by  a  relative  clause  or  an  attributive  adjective. 

3$  fafy  ba§  fcittb,  melt^eg  »or 
bem  §aufe  borbetlief.  3$ 
fafy  bag  Dor  bem  §aufe 
norbeilaufenbe  $inb. 


I  saw  the  child  running  past 
the  house. 


POINTS   OF  DIFFICULTY. 


199 


72.  The  prefixes  of  separable  verbs  are  detached  from  the 
verb  and  placed  at  the  end  of  the  sentence  in  the  present,  in 
the  imperfect  (preterite)  and  in  the  imperative  ;  but  in  de- 
pendent clauses  no  separation  takes  place. 


2Radjett  ©ie  ba£  Sua)  auf! 
38ir  marten  ba3  SBua)  auf. 
3d)   toimfa)e,    bajj    <Sie    bag 
33ua)  aufmadjen. 


Open  the  book ! 
We  opened  the  book. 
I  wish  that  you  would  open 
the  book. 


73.  In  separable  verbs  the  prefix  gc  and  the  preposition  ju 
are  inserted  between  the  separable  syllable  and  the  verb 
itself  forming  together  one  word. 


3d)    fyabe    ba§    33ud)    aufge= 

mad)t. 
3a)   bttte  bie   23iia)er    aufsu= 

madden. 


I  have  opened  the  book. 
I  beg  you  to  open  the  book. 


74.  fottbcrn,  but,  is  preceded  by  a  negative  and  introduces 
an  opposite  statement  —  aoer,  but,  qualifies;  it  is  used  both 
after  affirmative  and  negative  clauses  —  aUctit,  but,  intro- 
duces an  exception  to  an  affirmative  or  negative  statement. 


3d)    bin    nid)t  reid),   fonbern 

arm. 
@r  ift  ma)t  reid),  after  er  ift 

fefyr  freigebig. 
@r  ift  won  fcornefymer  Slblunft, 

allcin  er  r)at  fd)led)te  5Ra= 

nieren. 


I  am  not  rich  but  poor. 

He   is   not   rich  but  he  his 

very  generous. 
He  is  of  noble  descent  but 

he  has  bad  manners. 


75.  a\$  =  when,  is  used  to  express  a  definite  past  time ; 
roc int  =  when,  whenever,  is  used  to  express  indefinite  time ; 
wann,  when,  asks  a  question  regarding  time. 


Site  id)   in  ber  ©tabt   anfam.      When  I  arrived  at  the  city. 


200  DIVISION  OF  SYLLABLES. 


SBctttt  id)  in  $)eutfd)lanb  bin, 

roerbe  id)  bir  fdjreiben. 
995ttttit  gefyft  bu  fort? 


When  I  am   in  Germany  I 

shall  write  you. 
When  do  you  start? 


76.  bu,  as,  since,  expresses  cause ;  baf  when,  and  fett(bem), 
since,  denote  time. 


$a  (roeil)  bie    $naben   faul 
finb,  biirfen  fie  nid)t  fyielen. 
$a  tfyr  nod)  jung  loart. 
Settbem  ifyr  alt  getoorben  feib. 


Since  the  boys  are  lazy  they 

are  not  allowed  to  play. 
When  you  were  still  young. 
Since  you  have  grown  old. 


DIVISION   OF   SYLLABLES. 

77.  The  division  of  simple  words  is  determined  by  pro- 
nunciation.    Divide  as  you  speak. 

78.  A  consonant  occurring  between  two  vowels  is  placed 
in  the  second  line  :  23a ;  ter,  23m  =  ber,  lie  =  lien,  fa  =  gen. 

79.  When  two  consonants  occur  before  a  vowel  one  con- 
sonant is  placed  on  each  line  :  (3at  -  ten,  9Jtan  %  Iter,  9ttef  =  f er, 
trin  s  fen,  ler  *  item 

80.  Double  vowels  are  not  divided :  SBatt  *  er,  frctt  =  en, 
Ian  -  em,  ©at  =  te,  33tr  =  ne. 

81.  Compound  consonants  —  a),  it,  pf'?&  f#*  fa  fa  fa  % 
^  —  form  one  sound  only  and  are  never  separated*  :  5ften  * 
fdjen,  giUjjc,  9td*tfe,  £a  =  ^e,  3£esfjje,  ©a  =  (fje,  9Mdj  =  te, 
9flab  s  djen,  ©tabt  =  d)en. 

82.  Compound  words  are  divided  in  accordance  with  their 
component  parts:  Slug  -  a^fel  (not  2(u  =  gapfel),  ©eutfd)  = 
lanb,  ©e  s  trcinl,  2ln  -  lla  =  ge,  5Rai  =  bin  *  me,  ©on  =  nen  =  auf  = 
gang,  mifc  =  ad)  *  ten,  er  =  in s nern,  fyier  =  in. 

*  According  to  the  Bavarian  rules.  In  Prussia  ft,  pff  fp,  ij,  bt 
and  rf  (dissolved  into  \\)  are  separated  :  £af  » ten,  flop  •  fen,  $nof « pc( 
9»t rfc,  etfib-te,  flai-je. 


PUNCTUATION. 


201 


PUNCTUATION. 

The  principal  differences  between  German  and  English 
punctuation  are  as  follows : 

I.  In  German  a  comma  is  required 

83.  Between  the  principal  and  the  dependent  clause. 


3$  rceift,  baft  er  nicfyt  fom= 
men  tottf.  $)aft  er  ntcfyt 
!ommen  raid,  roeift  \a). 

25er  ©raf,  ber  bem  armen 
•Dtane,  beffen  §au£  abge= 
brannt  toar,  taufenb  Scaler 
gefa^enlt  fyat,  ift  fyeute  ge= 
ftorben. 


I  know  that  he  will  not  come. 

That  he  will  not  come  I 

know. 
The  count  who  gave  the  poor 

man     whose     house    was 

burnt  a  thousand  dollars, 

has  died  to-day. 


84.  Between  co-ordinate  clauses  having  different  subjects. 


(Softool    meine   SBritber,    aU 

ana)  meine  ©cfyroeftern  finb 

in  ©uropa. 
35u  bift  glitcfKcfy,  benn  bu  fyaft 

treue  $reunbe. 
23iele§  wimfa;t  fio)  ber  ^Dlenfdr), 

unb    boa)    bebarf    er    nur 

memo,, 
©oil  ia)  f  tfjreiben,  ober  mittft 

bu  e3  tfyun? 


My  brothers  as  well  as  my 
sisters  are  in  Europe. 

You  are  happy  for  you  have 

true  friends. 
Man  wishes    much  and  yet 

he  needs  but  little. 

Shall  I  write  or  will  you  do 
so? 


85.  Before   substantive  clauses  containing  an  infinitive 
with  jit. 


%a)  freue  mi$,  ©ie  roieber= 

jufc^en. 
£)ii  bift  fyier,  urn  $u  lernen. 


I  am  glad  to  see  you  again. 
You  are  here  to  learn. 


202 


PUNCTUATION. 


86.   Before  and  after  parenthetical  clauses  and  appositions. 


„©ut,"  fagte  er,  „irf)  toitt  ba3 

§au§  laufen." 
23i3marl,  ber  grofste  beutfa^e 

(Staatsmann,      ftarb      im 

Safyre  1898. 


Well*  he  said,  I  will  buy 
the  house. 

Bismark*  the  greatest  Ger- 
man statesman,  died  in 
1898. 


87.  Between  the  demonstrative  and  relative  pronouns  : 


$)erjenige,     toelcfrer     gelogen 
fyat,  mirb  beftraft  werben. 


He  who  has  told  a  lie  will  be 
punished. 


II.  In  German  a  comma  is  not  required 

88.   Before  ttnb  and  obcr  unless  they  introduce  a  new  sen- 
tence with  verb  and  subject  expressed. 


3$  merbe  fyeute  rtacfy  Lofton 

reifen  unb  morgen  $urutf= 

lommen. 
3$  beabftdBttge   narf)  Lofton 

ober  9^eu  2)orl  $u  reifen. 
2)ie  9tofen,  Reifen  unb  Stlien 

roaren  in  ooEer  23lute. 


I  shall  go  to  Boston  to-day*, 
and  return  to-morrow. 

I  intend  to  go  to  Boston*, 

or  to  New  York. 
Roses,    pinks,    and    lilies*, 

were  in  full  bloom. 


89.   Before   and   after  however,   moreover,   therefore   and 
similar  words. 


2)iefer  9Dtan  ift  arm;  fein 
SBruber  tnbeffen  ift  reia). 

$3<J)  bin  Irani;  ia;  lann  ba  = 
fyer  nicfyt  lommen;  itber  = 
bie§  ift  ba§  2Better  fefyr 
fa)ted)t. 


This  man  is  poor;  his  bro- 
ther, however,  is  rich. 

I  am  ill ;  I,  therefore,  cannot 
come ;  the  weather,  more- 
over, is  very  bad. 


*  Latest  English  punctuation  is  like  the  German  as  illustrated 
in  paragraphs  86  and  88. 


LIST  OF  IDIOMS. 


203 


III.  In  German  a  colon  is  required 

90.  To  introduce  a  direct  quotation,  a  rule,  an  example, 
an  enumeration  of  objects. 


recfyt 


@r   fagte   mtr:    ,,%^\xt 
unb  fcfyeue  niemanb." 

$tt  $egel  lautet :  Stfle  §aupt= 
Sorter  toerben  grofc  ge= 
fdjrieben ;  jum  Seityiel : 
$ater,  ©ofyn,  SBilb. 

2Bir  lauften  biele  niitjltcfye 
£)inge,  namlicfy :  ©tiifyle, 
Stifle,  SBetten,  Sucker, 
u.  f.  to. 


He  said  to  me,  do  right  and 
fear  no  one. 

The  rule  is,  all  nouns  are 
written  with  a  capital 
letter,  for  instance  SOater, 
6otyn,  SBtlb. 

We  bought  many  useful 
things,  namely,  chairs, 
tables,  beds,  books,  etc. 


LIST   OF   IDIOMS. 

1.  (Sine  <3prcid)e  fomtett,  to  know  a  language. 

2.  3n  einem  Drte  an'fommen,  to  arrive  at  a  place. 

3.  SBiffen  ©ie  biefletdjt,  do  you  happen  to  know. 

4.  3<*)  fer)e  bid)  Uon  oben  bi§  unten  an,  I  look  you  over  from  head 
to  foot. 

5.  %tf)  fe£e  midj,  I  sit  down. 

6.  £>n  bie  £>olje  fdjauen,  to  look  upward. 

7.  2)u  u)ii|t  mtr  fefyr  leib,  I  am  very  sorry  for  you. 

8.  5luf  bem  Sanbe,  in  the  country. 

9.  (£tioa3  tfjun  lafjen,  to  have  something  done. 

10.  SSte  ettoa3  tjeifet,  what  something  is. 

11.  Sine  2d)r£robe  abljdten,  to  give  a  test  lesson. 

12.  $hi§  bcm  ®ebcid)tni3  geblnfcn,  whisked  out  of  one's  head. 

13.  $umme§  3eu9  fafelnf  to  talk  nonsense. 

14.  $en  tylafy  taufdjen  mit,  to  change  places  with. 

15.  3d)  brtnfle  bid)  auf  etttmS,  I  lead  you  up  to  it,  I  guide  you 
to  find  something. 


204  LIST  OF  IDIOMS. 

16.  $dj  rufe  einen  ©djiUer  auf,  I  call  on  a  pupil. 

17.  $d)  brtnge  bid)  auf  bte  ©pur,  I  give  you  a  clue. 

18.  SSeiter!  go  on! 

19.  Sine  ^robe  abtegen,  to  give  an  illustration  or  test. 

20.  ©3  urirb  mir  SBergniigen  bereiten,  it  will  give  me  pleasure. 

21.  $dj  l)ei^c  bid)  etroa§  trmn,  I  bid  you  do  something. 

22.  Uber  etir>a§  nad)'benfen,  to  think  of,  to  consider  something. 

23.  9luf  ettmS  fotmnen,  to  think  of,  to  fall  upon. 

24.  ©§  roifl  mir  nid)t  em'faflen,  it  does  not  occur  to  me. 

25.  $tt  bie  ©tabt  ^te^en,  to  move  to  a  city. 

26.  5Dlobe  feirt,  to  be  the  fashion. 

27.  2luf  bie  ^romenabe  ge^en,  to  take  a  walk. 

28.  ©£a£ieren  gerjen,  to  go  to  walk. 

29.  ^emanben  ettr»a§  an'ge^en,  to  concern  somebody. 

30.  ^emanben  in  ben  ©inn  fommen,  to  enter  one's  head. 

31.  ©ie  lonnte  nidjt  umf)iu,  she  could  not  help. 

32.  3)er  paletot  fterjt  bir  gut,  the  great-coat  is  becoming  to  you. 

33.  £>er  paletot  ftjjt  bir  gut,  the  great-coat  fits  you  well. 

34.  ©inem  %tfytx  ab'tjelfen,  to  remedy  a  fault. 

35.  ©3  fjcmbeft  fid)  urn  etroctS,  it  is  a  question  of  something. 

36.  2)er  paletot  gefyt  bir  bi§  auf  bie  ,f>aden,  the  great-coat  reaches 
to  your  heels. 

37.  3tt  alte*  f^t:ur)e,  very  early. 

38.  SBor  fid)  rjiu  murmcln,  to  murmur  to  one's  self. 

39.  ©o  gegen  fteben  Ufyc,  about  seven  o'clock. 

40.  3k  ten  @mrt  (®o})f)  tomnteu,  to  occur  to. 

41.  2)er  ©ebanfe  gilt  bent  paletot,  the  thought  is  of  the  great- 
coat. 

42.  3>dj  rounbere  midj,  I  am  surprised. 

43.  WW  bent  ®o£f  fd)ihteln,  to  shake  one's  head. 

44.  (£§  bleibt  mir  nidjtS  iibrtg,  nothing  is  left  for  me. 

45.  yiafy  §aufe  fommen,  to  come  home. 

46.  Sinen  93rief  burdjftiegen,  to  glance  quickly  through  a  letter. 

47.  (£§  ift  fdjabe,  it  is  a  pity. 

48.  @S  ttjut  mir  leib,  I  am  sorry. 

49.  3U  S3efc^I,  at  your  service. 

50.  ©id)  auf  ben  28eg  macfjen,  to  go  on  one's  way. 


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51.  (S3  ffiflt  mir  em,  it  occurs  to  me. 

52.  ttfc*  giebt  e3?  what  is  it? 

53.  3$  t>erftef)e  Sfcafj,  I  know  how  to  take  a  joke. 

54.  3d)  fod)e  m  *&¥)  tjinein,  I  laugh  to  myself. 

55.  $um  SSorfdjein  fommen,  to  make  its  appearance. 

56.  £>er  fern,  to  come  from. 

57.  3d)  fyitte  bie  £>anb  DOT  mir  f)in,  I  hold  out  my  hand. 

58.  (S3  ift  atfe3  in  Crbnung,  it  is  all  right  now. 

59.  3U  ^ferbe,  on  horseback. 

60.  3d)  tjalte  e3  ffir,  I  take  it  for. 

61.  (S3  getingt  mil,  I  succeed. 

62.  3d)  ergreifc  ba3  £mfenfcanier  (hare  +  banner),  I  take  to  my 
heels. 

63.  (S3  gilt  fd)nefle  §iffe,  there  is  need  of  quick  help. 

64.  ®o§  ©etuefjr  an  bie  S3acfe  legen,  to  raise  the  gun. 

65.  $d)  jiclc,  I  take  aim. 

66.  2)er  6d)ufj  ger)t  lo3,  the  gun  goes  off. 

67.  (S3  fd)abet  nid)t3,  it  does  no  harm. 

68.  3d)  l)alte  auf  2lnftanb,  I  have  a  great  regard  for  propriety. 

69.  ©3  banert  nict)t  lange,  it  was  not  long. 

70.  Sine  lange  Stfafe  madjen,  to  put  one's  thumb  to  one's  nose. 

71.  $dj  fetjre  mid)  an  nid)t3,  I  pay  no  heed  to  anything. 

72.  3dj  roerbe  etloa3  getoafjr,  I  become  aware  of  something. 

73.  3u  %u%  on  foot. 

74.  2Beit  unb  breit,  far  and  wide. 

75.  3$  mad)e  £>alt,  I  make  a  halt,  I  stop. 

76.  38a3  foil  ba3?  what  does  it  mean? 

77.  ©o  Ijaben  mir  nid)t  gefymbelt,  that  was  not  in  the  bargain. 

78.  2)a3  t>erftet)t  ftc^f  that  is  understood. 

79.  (Sin  anbere3  ift  ber  (Sfel,  ein  anbere3  ift  ber  ©djatten,  the  donkey 
is  one  thing,  the  shadow  is  another. 

80.  9ttit  einem  SBort,  in  short. 

81.  (S3  beliebt  mir,  I  choose,  it  pleases  me. 

82.  3$  berfafje  mid)  barauf,  I  depend  upon  it. 

83.  3ur  ©ebii^r  tncifen,  to  bring  to  terms. 

84.  3emanben  in3  2luge  faffen,  to  measure  some  one  with  the 
eye. 


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85.  3m  9tufe  fte^n,  to  have  the  reputation. 

86.  $d)  r)alte  bit  ettoa§  gn  gute,  I  make  allowances  for  you. 

87.  3$  mafte  mir  erne  ©ad)e  an,  I  appropriate  a  thing. 

88.  3d)  farm  au§  ber  8ac^e  nidjt  ffng  toerben,  I  can  make  neither 
head  nor  tail  of  the  case. 

89.  8idj  mit  emcmber  ab'ftnben,  to  settle  with  each  other. 

90.  <&o  t>iet  ift  e§  unter  S3ritbern  Wert,  that  is  quite  worth  so  much. 

91.  ©ie  ftreben  einen  95ergletcr)  an,  they  reach  an  agreement. 

92.  3^  erflcire  mid)  fin*,  I  take  the  side  of. 

93.  £>afitr  Ijalten,  to  take  (think)  to  be. 

94.  9luf  bent  8}rie(e  ftetm,  to  be  at  stake. 

95.  ©3  foil  nidjt  batyn  fommen,  it  shall  not  come  to  that. 

96.  (£r  lafjt  e§  an  nidjtS  fefjlen,  he  spares  no  pains  ;  an  mir  foil  e§ 
ntdjt  fefylen,  it  shall  be  no  fault  of  mine. 

97.  (Sr  nrirb  ntct)t  eratangeln  gn,  he  will  not  fail. 

98.  $emanbem  ba§  @Ieidjg,ett>id)t  fatten,  to  hold  one's  own  with. 

99.  3$  bin  nid^t  gefonnen,  I  am  not  inclined. 

100.  $ur  ©teuer  ber  3Sar)rr)eitr  for  the  sake  of  truth. 

101.  3d)  oerbenfe  eS  bit,  I  find  fault  with. 

102.  $n  ber  ®ebnrt  erftiden,  to  nip  in  the  bud. 

103.  9iuf  ben  $o|)f  fte'flen,  to  turn  one's  head. 

104.  3^  neljme  mtdj  etner  &ad)t  an,  I  espouse  the  cause  of. 

105.  ^artet  ergretfen,  to  take  sides. 

106.  $>en  <3ptef3  nm'bre^en,  to  turn  the  tables. 

107.  ^emanbem  in  bie  ^f)tofiognomie'  geraten,  to  scratch  some  one's 
face. 

108.  Csinen  ^roje^  fiifyren,  to  carry  on  a  lawsuit. 

109.  ©in  ttrteil  fatten   iiber  ettoaS,   to  pronounce  sentence    (or 
judgment)  on  some  thing. 

110.  3ft  e§  bafjin  ge!ommen,  has  it  come  to  this. 

111.  9lu§  freten  @tiiden,  of  one's  own  accord. 

112.  (£3  tljnt  Ijier  nidjtS  $ur  ©adje,  it  has  nothing  to  do  with  the 
case. 

113.  (£§  get)t  mid)  nidjt§  an,  it  does  not  concern  me. 

114.  3Rut  faff  en,  to  take  courage. 

115.  3d)  fjabe  etlnaS  oor  bir  borauS,  I  have  an  advantage  over 
you. 


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11  f>.  ^emanbem  ctnen  blatten  Sntnft  nor  bie  Wugen  ntad)en,  to  pull 
the  wool  over  one's  eyes. 

117.  <3etne3  $(mte$  fein,  to  be  his  duty. 

118.  3$  ntfe  bid)  jut  Crbmutg,  I  call  you  to  order. 

119.  Ofjne  lange  SSonebe,  without  wasting  of  words. 

120.  $ur  ©fldje,  to  the  point ;  to  business. 

121.  31"*)  gcrate  in  £)t$e,  I  fly  into  a  passion. 

122.  (Sine  £(age  Dor  ©eridjt  (an);bringen,  to  lay  a  complaint  before 
the  court. 

123.  Gin  23ettytd  anf'ftetlen,  to  make  an  example. 

124.  (Sitten  SSergletd)  etn'gefyen,  to  make  a  compromise. 

125.  (S3  ift  ntd)t  ganj  ridjtig  mit  itttS,  we  are  not  quite  right  in  the 
head. 

126.  (S3  fommt  barauf  an,  ob,  the  question  is  whether. 

127.  (Sine  Sftebe  Ijaften,  to  make  a  speech. 

128.  (Sine  £>au£>t|)erfon  bor'fteflen,  to  represent  a  chief  character 
(in  a  play). 

129.  $d)  fyifce  mid)  511  ©runbc  geridjtet,  I  have  ruined  myself. 

130.  (Sinen  £>anbet  auf  ben  §at3  steijen,  to  bring  an  affair  down 
on  our  heads. 

131.  U6er  ben  (S)e(  (jer'jallen,  to  rush  in  upon  the  donkey. 

132.  £ic  3«f)e  bejatytett,  to  pay  the  reckoning ;  to  atone. 

133.  (S3  fytt  nid)t  tfjreSgleidjen,  it  has  no  parallel. 

134.  2)en  ®o$  jerbredjen,  to  rack  one's  brains. 

135.  3d)  ft'tljte  mem  9ttUtd)en  an  bir,  I  wreak  vengeance  on  you. 

136.  2Ba3  fjUft  e3?  what  is  the  good  of  it? 

137.  (Sine  (Sntfdjetbtmg  treffen,  to  reach  a  decision. 

138.  $d)  rcife  in  ber  gan^en  SSelt  Ijcrnnt,  I  travel  about  all  through 
the  world. 

139.  (S3  fdjeint  ntd)t  gan^  in  ber  Orbntmg  §u  fein,  it  does  not  seem 
quite  right. 

140.  (Sr  mollte  bod)  fo  gent,  he  wished  so  much. 

141.  $d)  bitte  Sie  urn  SBerjeiljung,  I  beg  your  pardon. 

142.  3>ar>on  fann  bet  mir  feine  9?ebe  fein,  there  can  be  no  question 
of  that  with  me. 

143.  (S3  frettt  mid),  3fjve  $8efanntfdjaft  511  marfjen,  I  am  glad  to  meet 
you. 


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144.  3ft  &m3  bor'gefaflen?  ober  Ijat  fid)  etmaS  ereignet?  has  any- 
thing happened. 

145.  Urn  fo  beffer,  so  much  the  better. 

146.  28ir  tooflen  eg  fiir  bieSmal  gut  fein  laffen,  for  this  time  we  will 
let  it  pass. 

147.  (£r  toar  eS,  tote  er  leibte  unb  lebte,  it  was  his  very  living 
self. 

148.  3$  bin  im  93egriff  etttxt§  gu  tfjun,  I  am  about  to  do  some- 
thing. 

149.  ®eine  SBiberrebe !  not  another  word ! 

150.  3$  mad)e  6ie  barauf  aufmevffam,  I  call  your  attention  to  it. 

151.  3$  erlaffe  bir  bie  Strafe,  I  let  you  off. 

152.  (£§  fommt  mir  t>or,  It  strikes  me. 

153.  S8a8  ©ie  nid)t  fagert !  you  don't  say  so. 

154.  $d)  muft  mid)  um'^iefjen,  I  have  to  change  my  dress  (coat). 

155.  3d)  fam  Dor  groei  9Cftinnten,  I  came  two  minutes  ago. 

156.  6ie  riefen  tote  qu§  einem  SDcunbe,  they  cried  with  one  voice. 

157.  (5r  mad)te  fef)rt,  he  turned  about. 

158.  28er  nriirbe-  fo  etioa§  fiir  moglid)  fatten,  who  could  believe 
such  things  possible. 

159.  9£id)t§  fiir  imgut,  no  offence  (meant). 

160.  9lHe§  gnr  redjten  $eit,  all  in  good  time. 

161.  $a§  pafet  fid)  nid)t,  that  is  not  at  all  fitting. 

162.  3$a§  get)t  <Sie  ba$  an?  what  business  is  that  of  yours. 

163.  3dj  fcmn  tt)un,  toa§  mir  gefattt,  I  can  do  what  I  please. 

164.  3d)  ftopfe  mir  bie  ©t)ren  gu,  I  stop  up  my  ears. 

165.  (Mtfjen  Sie  iljn  oielmate,  or,  em^fe^Ien  Sie  mid)  ifmt  beften§, 
give  him  my  compliments. 

166.  $d)  rebe  ifmt  in§  ©etoiffen,  I  appeal  to  his  conscience. 

167.  3d)  ftreid)e  mit  ber  £anb  iiber  ba§  $inn,  I  pass  my  hand  over 
my  chin. 

168.  3^  fcin  «rft  gar  nid)t  bettmfjt,  I  am  not  at  all  aware. 

169.  Sie  ttjaten  beffer,  fid)  in  ad)t  gu  nefmten,  you  had  better  to  be 
on  your  guard. 

170.  23as  faflt  3^nen  ein?  what  do  you  mean. 

171.  3d)  ergreife  93efi£  Oon  etioa?,  I  take  possession  of  something. 

172.  3^  bin  im  ftanbe,  I  am  capable  of. 


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173.  3$  Qtfy  We  Xxeppt  fynan  ober  fynunter,  I  go  upstairs  or 
downstairs. 

174.  ©ie  fiutnen  fid)  barauf  uertaffen,  you  may  be  quite  sure. 

175.  ©inb  ©ie  tierrurft?  Have  you  lost  you  wits? 

176.  $d)  fyxlte  ©ie  fitr  fet)r  bumm,  I  take  you  for  a  simpleton. 

177.  (£3  fragt  fid)  nod)  fef)r,  it  is  a  question. 

178.  ©ie  n>erben3§ren  Sofm  fd)on  friegen,  you  will  get  your  deserts. 

179.  3d)  benfe  nid)t  bavan,  I  shall  not  think  of  such  a  thing. 

180.  ©ie  finb  mieber  bernitnftig  getoorben,  you  have  come  to  your 
senses. 

181.  (S3  tuare  beffer,  ©ie  mad)ten  %$xt  Uberfe|ntng,  you  had  better 
do  your  translation. 

182.  $a§  foflte  mir  ein'faflen,  you  don't  catch  me. 

183.  $ergleid)en  tuctr  ifnn  nid)t  bor'gefommen,  the  like  had  not  hap- 
pened to  him. 

184.  (Sin  fiir  afle  9M,  once  for  all. 

185.  23etrad)ten  ©ie  ftcf>  d3  geofyrfeigt,  consider  your  ears  boxed. 

186.  3)a§  gef)t  nidjt,  it  will  not  do. 

187.  ©ie  miiffen  3fne  ©trafe  ab'fi^en,  you  must  do  your  time. 

188.  $u  Sfyren  ©unften,  in  your  favor. 

189.  3Sq§  unterftefjn  ©ie  fid),  how  dare  you ! 

190.  ©ie  trctgen  e3  mir  nid)t  nad),  you  bear  me  no  grudge. 

191.  $d)  tjctlte  ©ie  fitr,  I  take  you  to  be. 

192.  3d)  fann  ®Pafi  bertragen,  I  can  take  a  joke. 

193.  (£§  ntad)t  nid)t3,  ober  laffcn  ©ie  e§  gut  fein,  never  mind. 

194.  3d)  gebc  bir  einige  9ftatfd)(age,  I  give  you  some  advice. 

195.  3d)  bin  bir  fet)v  bereft id)tct,  I  am  much  obliged  to  you. 
©ritfje  fie  oiefmalS  t>on  mir,  give  her  my  love. 
9ttit  I)er3tid)en  ®x\ifcn  fiir  2)itf),  with  best  love  to  you. 

197.  (53  mad)t  (getua^rt)  mir  biel  Skrgnitgen,  it  gives  me  great 
pleasure. 

198.  3d)  bin  gent  bereit,  I  am  very  willing. 

199.  28q§  ben  3nfyi(t  ber  S3riefe  anbetrifft,  as  regards  the  contents 
of  the  letters. 

200.  3d)  ftelle  mid)  3$net!  bor,  I  introduce  myself  to  you. 

201.  SBoflen  ©ie  bei  mir  gu  Witiaa,  effen,  will  you  take  dinner 
with  me. 


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202.  8$  tnodjte  $f)iten  nteine  Confine  t>or'ftetten,  I  want  you  to 
meet  my  cousin. 

203.  (£§  nrirb  mir  eine  $reube  fein,  I  shall  be  very  glad. 

204.  (Sine  ©rfcithmg  $dt  mid)  an  bo§  gimmer  gefcffclt,  a  cold  has 
confined  me  to  my  room. 

205.  $3)  fjabe  bent  Unterridjt  nid)t  bei'roorjnen  fonnen,  I  have  not 
been  able  to  attend  my  classes. 

206.  (£3  gef)t  mir  jefct  beffer,  I  am  better  now. 

J  SBiHft  bu  bei  mir  rjor'fommen  or  r>or'fpred)en,  )will  you  call 
(  SSulft  bu  mid)  befucfjen,  j      on  me. 

208.  Sine  23eforgung  madjen  or  eine  SBotfdjaft  cmS'rtdjten,  to  do  an 
errand. 

209.  ffit  ©ad  unb  $acf,  bag  and  baggage. 

i  3$  f  telle  $fjnen  metnen  $reunb  nor,  i     .  t, 

210.  -<  $d)  madje  ©ie  mit  meinem  $reunb  beranut,  > 

I  $dj  fiirjre  metnen  $reunb  bei  $f)nen  em,     K 

211.  $d)  &in  S^nen  fer)r  berbnnben,  I  feel  obliged  to  you. 

212.  $$  betnerbe  midj  urn  bie  ©telle,  I  apply  for  the  place. 

213.  3$  belleibe  eine  ©telle,  I  hold  a  position. 

214.  3)eutfd)  ift  mir  getaufig,  I  am  familiar  with  German. 

215.  2)a§  (£intrttt§=(£ramen  madjen,  to  take  the  entrance  exami- 
nation. 


VOCABULARY. 


211 


EXPLANATIONS. 


1.  ace,  accusative;  gen.,  genitive;  art.,  article;  def.,  definite;/.,  feminine 
noun;  m.,  masculine  noun;  n.,  neuter  noun;  pi.,  plural. 

2.  Verbs  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  are  strong  or  irregular.    Their  forms 
are  to  be  sought  in  the  list  of  strong  and  irregular  verbs,  p.  278-282. 

3.  Separable  compound  verbs  are  indicated  by  an  accent .('). 

4.  Words  marked  with  a  dagger  (t)  are  of  foreign  origin. 

5.  (la),  (16),  (lc),  (2a),  (26),  (3),  after  nouns  indicate  the  declension  classes; 
nouns  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  take  an  umlaut  in  the  plural;  viz. 


1.  Strong  Declension. 

(la)  No  ending  in  the  nominative 
plural;  genitive  singular  §*,  dative 
plural  n :  ber  Sater*,  bie  SSater. 

(16)  The  nominative  plural  ends  in 
c ;  genitive  singular  (t)§,  dative  plural 
en:  ber  ©oljn*,  bie  ©oljne. 

(1  c)  The  nominative  plural  ends  in 
er ;  genitive  singular  e*>,  dative  plural 
em :  bo§  £au§*,  bie  §aufer. 

1  Feminines  are  not  inflected  in  the  singular. 


2.   Weak  Declension. 

(2  a)  All  the  cases1  (nominative  sin- 
gular excepted)  end  in  n :  ber  ®nabe, 
bie  ®naben. 

(26)  All  the  cases1  (nominative  sin- 
gular excepted)  end  in  en:  bie  &off= 
nung,  bie  &offnungen,  ber  #err,  bie  $er= 
ren. 


3.  Mixed  Declension. 
All  cases  in  the  plural  end  in  (e)n  =  weak;  genitive  singular  (e)3  =  strong: 
\>a%  Sluge,  be§  9luge§,  bie  Slugen. 


GERMAN-ENGLISH   VOCABULARY. 


ab'brcrijen,*  to  break  of. 
9lbbc'rafn.  a  fictitious  cityin Greece. 
Slbbm'tcn,  pi.  inhabitants  of  Ab- 

de'ra. 
abbcri'ttfd),  Abderian;  fig.  foolish. 
Slbettb,  m.  (16),  evening. 
abenb§,  in  the  evening. 
Slbcntcucr,  n.  (la),  adventure, 
obct ,  but,  however. 
abcrmnUg,  repeated, 
nbcrnwl*,  once  more,  anew, 
ab'finbcn,*  fid)  mit  jentanbem,  to  come 

to  terms, 
ab'frageit,    to  inquire,    to  hear  (a 

lesson). 
rtb'fiU)ren,  to  lead  off. 
nbgefbannt,  tired,  fatigued, 
ab'fjangen,*  to  depend  upon. 
<tb 'Ijclfcn,*  to  remedy. 
nb'jrtjicit,  to  tear  from. 
nil  f  nit  kit,  to  buy  from, 
ab 'legeit,*    to  lay   down  or  aside; 

ocitiiitic-  —  to  bear  witness, 
ab 'mictctt,  to  hire. 
Slbmteter,  m.  (1  a)  lessee. 
9tbnitbmc,/.  (2  a)  decrease, 
ab'ncljmctt,*  to  take  off. 
Stbncigung,/.  (2  6)  dislike, 
ab 'fcbnctbcn,*  to  cut  off. 
ab 'fbringen,*  to  spring  off. 
ab 'ftetgen,*  to  dismount, 
ab'tctten,  to  divide. 
ab'trob,enf  to  force. 


nl>  urtctlcit,  to  decide, 
ab'webren,  to  evade. 
9lbtt»cifung,/.  (2  6)  dismission. 
Slbhicfcnbett, /.  (2  6)  absence. 
«b'5eb«n,  fid),  to  starve, 
ab'subfen,  to  pull  off. 
tMcceffo'ruim,  n.  everything  belong- 
ing to  a  thing. 
Htffel,/.  (2a),  shoulder. 
ati)t  (vulgar,  adjte),  eight. 
fSlba'gio,  pi.  -§,  gen.  -§,  adagio. 
Slber,/.  (2a),  vein. 
fSlbteu,    n.  adieu    (a  Dieu  =  with 

God), 
fftfcuofat',  m.  (2  6),  lawyer. 
Slbbofatenfinn,  m.  (16),  legal  mind. 

2Cffcf  m.  (2  a),  ape. 

iilntlirii,  similar. 

albern,  foolish. 

att,  all ;  alleS  toa§,  all  that. 

nllbcfnuut,  well-known. 

attcbcm,  all  that. 

falle'gro,  allegro. 

nUein,  alone,  only,  but. 

attentat,  always. 

attentate,     at   best,    perhaps,    by 
chance. 

nllcrflcrtuni't,  most  humble. 

allcrgrofjt,  greatest  of  all. 

ottcfamt,  all  together. 

nflgcmcttt,  universal,  general. 

nlhmi  illicit,  gradually. 

rtlS,    as,    than,   when;   al$  ob,    as 
though  ;  md)t$  ai$,  nothing  but. 

alSbalb,  forthwith. 

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aWbann,  then. 

alfo,  thus,  so,  therefore,  then. 

alt,  old ;  oltc  Sage,  old  age. 

SWtcn,  pi.  elders. 

am,  =  an  bcm. 

2lmt,*n.  (lc)  office. 

tamiifte'reit,  to  amuse,  enjoy. 

on,  at,  on,  in,  by,  to. 

an'&eraumen,  to  appoint. 

att'fieten,  to  adore. 

an'&lafen,*  to  blow  upon. 

SlttMttf,  m.  (16),  sight. 

Slnbenlen,  n.  (la),  memorial. 

anber,  other;  ber,  bie,  t>a$  anbere, 
the  other ;  ni$t§  aitbereS,  nothing 
else. 

anbertt,  jid),  to  change. 

anberS,  otherwise. 

anbertf|al&,  one  and  a  half. 

2tnberung,/.  (2  6),  change. 

Slnfang,*  m.  (16),  beginning. 

an/fangen,*  to  begin. 

anfangS,    in    the   beginning,    at 
first. 

on'frtfdjen,  to  refresh. 

an'fufjren,  to  quote. 

MtftlCft,  ftrfj,  to  be  filled  with. 

att'ge^en,*  to  concern. 

angeprtg,  dependent. 

angeneljm,  agreeable. 

Stngetoofmljett,/.  (2  6),  habit. 

att'gmfen,*  to  attack. 

Slngft,*/-  (1  6),  anxiety,  fright. 

angftUdj,  anxious,  anxiously. 

rm%tltenb,  continued. 

Slntjangcr,  m.  (1  a),  adherent,  votary. 

antyebcn,*  to  begin. 

antyovtn,  to  listen  to. 

fttt'Ile&en,  to  cling  to,  to  adhere. 

an'fommen,*  to  arrive;  c§  tommt  auf 
ettoa§  an,  it  depends  upon  some- 
thing. 

au'lauflcu,  to  arrive. 

Stntaft,*  m.  (16)  occasion,  cause. 


an'mafan,  ftcf),  to  assume,  to  arro- 
gate, to  lay  claim  to. 

att'ncfjmen,*  to  accept,  fid)  — ,  to  take 
under  care  of. 

an'pvobit'ten,  to  try  on. 

an'reben,  to  speak  to,  to  address. 

an'tia)ttn,  to  cause. 

anfafftg,  established. 

an'frfmuen,  to  look  at. 

an'fcfictt,*  to  look  at;  —  fur,  to 
deem,  regard. 

Slnfefjcn,  n.  (la)  appearance. 

anfefmltdj,  notable,  eminent. 

an'ftMcn,  to  set  or  put  on,  to  ap- 
point. 

2litft0)t,/.  (2  6),  opinion,  view. 

Slntyrud),*  m.  (16),  title,  claim. 

Slnftanb,  m.  (16),  good  manners, 
propriety. 

(tuftittt,  instead  of. 

Slnfttfter,  m.  (1  a),  instigator. 

Slnftof?*,  in.  (16),  knocking  against, 
attack. 

an'ftre&cn,  to  strive  for. 

2Utteit,  in.  (1  6),  share;  —  fyabtn,  to 
have  a  share,  to  participate  in. 

2lntragf*  m.  (1 6),  proposal,  motion. 

an'treffcn,*  to  meet  witb. 

Wntivovt,/.  (2  6),  answer. 

annum-ten,  to  answer. 

antJerttmnbt,  relative,  related. 

Mnwalt,*  m.  (16),  advocate,  attor- 
ney. 

%nf>aty,f.  number. 

an'&ittftn,*  to  draw  on,  to  don. 

Styollo,  the  Grecian  sun-god. 

fapoftafte'ren,  apostatize. 

Slr&ett,/.  (2  6),  work. 

WtUitmW,  in.  (16),  work-table. 

org,  bad,  wicked. 

$rger,  m.  vexation. 

argent,  ftdj,  to  be  angry. 

tegument',  n.  (1  6),  argument. 

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215 


Strut,  m.  (16),  arm. 

2lrmc,  (2  a),  the  poor. 

armffltg,  poor,  miserable. 

%xt,f.  (2  6),  kind,  sort,  manner;  in 
iljrcr  3lrt,  of  their  kind. 

Slteut,  m.  (la),  breath. 

9Ctfjcn'f  n.  Athens. 

autff,  also,  too,  withal,  even,  in- 
deed ;  see  p.  196,  §  64. 

ouf,  on,  upon,  in,  at,  over,  to. 

ant  braufcn,  to  bluster. 

auf'flicgcn,*  to  fly  up  or  open. 

auf 'forberu,  to  summon,  challenge. 

auf'fiiln-eu,  to  play,  to  perform;  fid) 
— ,  to  conduct  oneself. 

2lufgabe,/.  (2a),  exercise. 

auf  'gebeu,*  to  give  up  or  out. 

auf'tyatteu,*  fid),  to  live. 

Slufljctjung,/.  (2  6),  instigation. 

auf  tun-nt,  to  cease,  to  stop. 

aufmcrtfaut,  attentively. 

Slufmuntcrung, /.  (2  6),  encourage- 
ment, incitement. 

auf'nctjwtcn,*  to  admit,  to  receive. 

auf'baffcn,  to  take  care,  to  pay  at- 
tention. 

auf 'raffru,  ftd)  nricbcr  — ,  to  rally. 

auf'rctfecn,*  to  tear  open. 

auf'rufcu,*  to  call  on. 

Stufrufn*,  m.  (16),  uproar. 

auf'fdjeudjen,  to  start. 

2luffcljcu,  n.  (la),  sensation. 

Stuffirfjt,/.  (2  6),  supervision. 

auf 'fpriugcu,*  to  spring  up. 

auf  'fteljcu,*  to  get  up. 

auf  'ftcllcu,  to  set  up ;  ftd)  — ,  to  sta- 
tion oneself.  [up. 

Slufftcuung,/.  (26),  making,  setting 

Sluftrag,*  m.  (1  6),  order,  commis- 
sion . 

auf'treten,*  to  step  forward,  to  ap- 
pear, to  perform. 

auf  'toadjen,  to  awake. 

aufuwdifcn,*  to  grow  up. 


2lufSt*0,*  m.  (1 6),  display. 

2luge,  n.  (3),  eye. 

Slugcublttf,  m.  (16),  moment. 

Wugcnbraue,/.  (2  a),  eye-brow. 

au$,  out  of,  from. 

auS'Mctbcu,*  to  be  delayed. 

auS'brcdjcu,*  to  break  out. 

2lu$&rudj,*  m.  (16),  outburst. 

2lu3brutff*  m.  (16),  expression. 

au^'briitfeu,  to  express,  to  utter. 

au§ 'ftnbcn,*  to  find  out. 

2lu3gaug,*  m.  (1  6),  outcome,  issue, 
result ;  —  uefjtucu,  to  turn  out. 

auS'gefjeu,*  to  go  out. 

au^gelaffen,  ungovernable. 

au$ 'fjaltcu,*  to  endure. 

SluShtnft,*/.  (16)  information. 

au3'ntadjcu,  to  end,  to  terminate,  to 
constitute. 

auS'raufeu,  to  tear  up. 

auS'tei^tn,*  to  pluck  up. 

auS'rufeu,*  to  cry  out. 

auS'rubfeu,  to  pull  out. 

au3'fd)auctt,  to  look  out. 

au3fd)lteftenb,  exclusive. 

au3'fdjttianucu,  to  swarm  out. 

au£ 'fcf)ett*  to  look,  to  appear. 

aujjer,  out  of,  outside  of,  beyond. 

aufecru,  to  utter. 

aufjerorbcutltd),  extraordinary,  re- 
markable. 

aufjcrft,  utmost;  aufS  aufjerftc,  to 
the  utmost. 

ftufjerung,/.  (2  6),  utterance. 

auS'fbtittcn,  to  ridicule. 

auS'fbrcdjcu,*  to  utter. 

SluSfbrudj,*  m.  (16),  judgment. 

auS'ftrctfcu,  to  stretch  out. 

auS'tobcu,  fid),  to  vent,  to  spend 
one's  rage. 

2lu3trag,*  m.  (16),  outcome,  issue, 
decision. 

auS'itbcn,  to  practice. 

fHutorttat',/.  (2  6),  authority. 


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SBatfe,/.  (2  a),  cheek. 

f&d(tcv,  m.  (1  a),  baker. 

Satfofett,*  m.  (la),  oven. 

balb,  soon. 

balgctt,  fid),  to  wrestle. 

fSBafla'be,/.  (2  a),  ballad. 

fialtcit,  to  form  into  balls,  bie  f^ouft 

batten,  to  clench  the  fist. 
33anb,*  m.  (1  c),  ribbon, 
bang,  frightened. 
83att!,*/-  (16),  bench, 
fbarba'rtfd),  barbarous. 
fSBarott',  m.  (lb),  baron. 
$Baf?fttmmef/.  (2  a),  bass-voice. 
?8autf),*  m.  (lb),  belly,  vault. 
SBauer,  m.  (3),  peasant. 
Imitcrlid),    pertaining    to  peasants, 

boorish, 
©aunt,*  m.  (1  b),  tree. 
SBaumftumbff*  m.  (16),  stump  of  a 

tree, 
beabftdjttgcn,  to  intend, 
beantragcn,  to  make  a  motion,  to 

propose, 
beanthiorten,  to  answer. 
SBebauern,  n.  (la),  regret. 
bebetfctt,  to  cover. 
SBebtcnte,  m.  (2  a),  servant, 
bebitrfctt,*  to  need, 
beettbigett,  to  end. 
83efel)l,  m.  (1&),  order,  command. 
befef)ten,*  to  command,  to  order,  to 

bid. 
befhtben,*  fid),  to  be. 
bcfragctt,  to  question. 
befreien,  to  free, 
bcgebett,*  fid),  to  betake  oneself, 
bcgcben,*  to  commit, 
begcbrcu,   to  wish,   to  demand,  to 

long  for. 
begttttten,*  to  begin, 
beglettett,  to  accompany. 


Segtettttng,  /.  (2  6),  accompanying, 
attendance. 

begnitgett,  fid),  to  content  oneself. 

bcgrcifcn,*  to  grasp,  to  understand ; 
tit  ftd)  — ,  to  include. 

begrttftcn,  to  greet. 

bebalten,*  to  keep ;  5Rcd)t  — ,  to  gain 
one's  suit,  to  carry  one's  point. 

bcljanbeut,  to  treat. 

bcbattpten,  to  maintain,  to  assert. 

JBcbaubtuttg,  /.  (2  6),  assertion,  pro- 
position. 

bcbclltgen,  to  trouble. 

bet,  at,  by,  in,  with. 

bet'brtttgett,*  to  teach. 

bcibc,  both,  two. 

23ctfatt,  m.  (1 6),  applause,  approval. 

bct'Icgctt,  to  impute. 

betttt  =  bet  bem. 

SBctn,  n.  (2  6),  leg. 

betttab(c),  almost,  wellnigh. 

Sctfttjer,  n.  (la),  assistant,  judge. 

Setfbtcl,  n.  (16),  instance,  example. 

beifbtcHuS,  unparalled. 

SBctfttmtmtttg,/.  (26),  approval. 

bet'tragctt,*  to  contribute. 

befamtt,  known. 

befamttltdj,  as  is  well  known. 

SBefamttfdjaft,/.  (26),  acquaintance. 

befctttten,*  to  confess,  to  acknow- 
ledge ;  fid)  — ,  to  acknowledge,  to 
avow. 

bcMagen,  to  lament. 

beHagett£K»ert,  lamentable. 

SBcKagtc,  m.  and/.  (2a),  defendant. 

bcflatfdjcn,  to  applaud. 

befommen,*  to  get,  to  obtain. 

bckbt,  lively,  frequented. 

bcletbtgenb,  offensive. 

©clctbtgttttg,/.  (2  6),  insult. 

beficbeu,  to  please. 

bcltcbtg,  optional. 

heUffncn,  to  reward. 

Sdofntmtg,/.  (2  6),  reward. 


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217 


bctncrtbar,  perceptible. 

bcmcrfnt,  to  note,  to  observe,  to  re- 
mark, to  say. 

SBemcrfititg,/.  (2  6),  observation,  re- 
mark. 

bcttadjbart,  neighboring. 

bettcbmctt,*  fid),  to  conduct  oneself. 

iBettcljmen,  n.  (1  a),  behavior. 

Scitcitttttitg,  /.  (2  6),  naming. 

between,  to  make  use  of. 

bequcttt,  convenient,  comfortable. 

bcratcn,*  to  give  advice,  to  consult. 

bcrcdjttgcn,  to  justify. 

berett,  ready. 

bercttctt,  to  prepare,  to  give. 

berettS,  already. 

bercuen,  to  regret. 

bertdjten,  to  report. 

23eruf,  m.  (16),  calling. 

JBerufjtgung,/.  (2  6),  quiet,  tranquil- 
lity. 

bcritljmt,  famous,  renowned. 

befagt,  aforesaid. 

befdjofttgett,  to  busy,  to  employ. 

Sefdjafttgung, /.  (2  6),  occupation, 
pursuit. 

33efrf)cib,  m.  (16),  advice,  account. 

SBefdjtrmuttg,  /.  (26),  defence,  pro- 
tection. 

bcfd)Hefjcnf*  to  determine,  to  decide. 

befdjreiben,*  to  describe. 

bcfrfjulbtgcn,  to  charge  with. 

BefliMer,  in.  (la),  protector. 

bcfcljcn,*  to  look  at. 

$cftt?,  m.  (16),  possession. 

befttjett,*  to  possess. 

befottber,  special. 

bcfottbcrS,  especially,  separately. 

ipefonnenbeit,/.  (2  6),  discretion. 

befurgen,  to  fear,  to  take  care  of,  to 
attend  to. 

bcfbrctt)cnF*  to  talk  over,  to  discuss. 

beffer,  better ;  bo$  ©efferc,  what  is 
better. 


beft,  best. 

beftcdjett,*  to  bribe. 

beftcbett,*  to  exist;  —  ottf,  to  insist 

upon ;  to  be  obstinate ;  —  au$,  to 

consist  in. 
beftclleit,  to  order, 
befttmmen,  to  determine, 
befttmmt,  certain, 
©cftitrjung,  /.  (2  6),   consternation, 

anxiety, 
befubeln,  to  contaminate, 
betouben,  to  stun, 
betragen,*  fid),  to  behave  oneself, 
betragen,  n.  (la),  behaviour,  con- 
duct, 
betretben,*  to  carry  on. 
bebolltttadjttgett,     to     empower,     to 

authorize. 
beboHmadjtigt,  authoritative. 
bcrtJttffnen,  to  arm. 
bctuabrcn,  to  exempt,  to  save,  to 

protect, 
betoegett,  to  move,  to  shake. 
93ett>egung,/.  (2  6),  agitation, 
bcloctfctt,*  to  prove, 
betoerbctt,*  fid)  inn  ettoa§,  to  sue  for, 

to  seek, 
bcttmnbcrtt,  to  admire. 
iScUJunbcruug,/.  (2  6),  admiration, 
bcjafylett,  to  pay,  to  pay  for. 
bejetrfnten,  to  designate. 
JBejtrf,  m.  (16),  precinct. 
bc,v'tgliri),  relative  to,  respecting ;  tit 

JBcjug  ouf,  with  regard  to. 
Stcbcrljcrjtgfctt,/.  (26),  uprightness, 

true-heartedness. 
SMlb,  n.  (lc),  picture, 
btlbcn,  to  form,  to  compose, 
billig,  fair,  reasonable. 
SMUtgfctt,/.  (2  6),  fairness, 
binben,*  to  tie,  to  bind, 
bittnen,  within. 
bt3,  till,  until,  to>   MS  auf,  bid  jit, 

until,  to. 


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ftityev,  hitherto,  up  to  this  time,  as 

yet. 
lufcrijen,  n.  a  little. 
23tffen,  m.   (la),  fragment,  morsel. 
23itte,/.  (2  a),  entreaty,  request. 
Bitten,*  to  ask,  to  heg,  to  request, 

to  entreat, 
bitter,  hitter. 

fbtiumVren,  fid),  to  commit  an  ab- 
surdity, to  make  a  fool  of  one- 
self. 

6lrtfe«,*  to  blow,  to  play,  to  sound. 

23latt,*  n.  (1  c),  leaf,  petal. 

SBlattlcin,  n.  (la),  petal. 

blrtit,  blue. 

SBlct,  n.  (16),  lead. 

fitciben,*  to  remain. 

fclenben,  to  dazzle. 

SBlirf,  m.  (16),  glance. 

SBlinbe,  m.  (2  a),  blind  man. 

Btingcin,  to  peep,  to  blink. 

fclofc,  naked,  mere(ly),  only,  simply. 

fcliifycnb,  flourishing. 

Slumc,/.  (2a),  flower. 

SBtumengarten,*  m.  (la),  flower- 
garden. 

SBtut,  ft.  (16),  blood. 

Stutc,/.  (2  a),  blossom. 

23obett,  m.  (la),  ground. 

tiubcitloo,  groundless,  exceeding(ly). 

23oot,*ft.  (16),  boat. 

33drfe,/.  (2  a),  purse. 

fciifc,  evil,  noxious. 

SBotfrfjoft,/.  (2  6),  message. 

23rotcttf  m.  (la),  roast  (meat). 

braurfjen,  to  use,  to  need. 

firaun,  brown. 

bran,  brave,  good. 

bredjen,*  to  break. 

t»reit,  broad,  wide. 

brennenb,  burning,  on  fire. 

23rctt,  ft.  (1  c),  board. 

23rcttc«Jcrsaumu»8,/.  (2  6),  fence  (of 
boards). 


©retterhmnb,*  /.  (16),  board  par- 
tition, barricade. 

S3rtef,  m.  (16),  letter. 

fcrtngen,*  to  carry,  to  bring. 

fSvot,  ft.  (16),  bread,  a  loaf  of 
bread. 

S3ruber,*  m.  (1  a),  brother. 

Sufce,  m.  (2  a),  boy,  lad. 

23wfj,*  ft.  (lc),  book. 

tnutt,  bright,  variegated. 

Sitrger,  m.  (la),  citizen. 

SBurgerfrteg,  m.  (1  6),  civil  war. 

33iirgcrfd)iift,/.  (2  6),  the  citizens. 

a3iivgerttJad)e,/.  (2a),  civic  guard. 

23urfrf),  m.  (2  6),  fellow  student. 

23urfd)e,  m.  (2  a),  servant. 

SBufen,  m.  (la),  bosom,  heart. 

23ttfte,/.  (2  a),  penance. 

S3uffc,  /.  a  small  river  in  Prussia 
which  flows  into  the  Havel. 

<L 

tefjamlmg'tter,    m.    (la),     Cham-* 

pagne. 
f&ol'tege,  n.  (gen.  §,  pi.  8),  college. 

ba,  there,  when,  then,  as,  since. 
babet,  thereat,  thereby,  at  the  same 

time,  in  doing  so,  by  it;   babci 

fetn,  to  be  present. 
£adj3f|unb,  m.  (16),  terrier,  dachs- 

hound. 
boburd),    by    this    or   that   means, 

thereby, 
brrfttr,  for  it,  for  that, 
bitgcgcu,  against  it. 
baft,cr,  hence,  therefore, 
bcifjtn,  thither,  to  that  place ;  baljttt 

anb  borttjiit,  hither  and  thither. 
f2>amc,/.  (2  a),  lady.  [that. 

bamit,  therewith,  with  it,  in  order 


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219 


btitnpfcn,  to  deaden,  to  soften  down, 
to  subdue. 

Dant,  m.  (16),  thanks,  gratitude. 

bcmfbrtr,  thankful,  grateful. 

brtnfen,  to  thank. 

burnt,  then. 

brtran,  thereon,  therein,  thereby, 
about  it,  to  it,  of  it. 

Durum' ,  upon  it  or  that,  at  it,  there- 
upon, then. 

bnrtn,  therein,  in  it  or  that. 

brtritbcr,  over  that,  over  it,  about  it. 

barum,  around  there,  on  that  ac- 
count, for  it,  therefore. 

brt'fctn,*  to  be  here  or  there,  to  be 
present. 

bafdbft,  there. 

baft,  that,  in  order  that. 

ba'ftcfjcn,*  to  stand  there. 

baucrn,  to  last,  to  continue. 

button,  thereof,  of  that,  of  it,  from 
that. 

boju,  to  that,  along  with  it,  for 
that  purpose. 

baju'fommen,*  to  come  up. 

fSebnt'tc,/.  (2  a),  debate. 

bcrfcn,  to  cover ;  ben  Stfdj  — ,  to  set 
the  table. 

2>cgcn,  m.  (la),  sword. 

bctn,  -e,  thine,  your. 

bemnari),  accordingly. 

benen,  dative,  plural  of  bcr,  bte,  b«3. 

$>entort,  /.  (2  6),  sentiment,  dispo- 
sition. 

benfen,*  to  think ;  tnon  benfe,  only 
think ;  fiefj  — ,  to  imagine. 

Xenftnal,*  n.  (1  c),  monument. 

benn,  for,  then,  indeed ;  see  p.  196, 
§  64. 

bennod),  nevertheless. 

bcr,  bte,  baS,  the,  that,  he,  she,  it, 
who,  which. 

beren,  whose,  of  them. 

bcrglettfjen,  such,  the  like. 


berjentge,    btejentge,    bndjentgc,    he, 

she,  that, 
berfclbc,  bicfetbc,  badfefbe,  the  same, 

it. 
beSt)a(f>,  therefore,  for  that  reason, 
beffen,  gen.  of  ber,  bus. 
beffentwttten,  urn  — ,  for  that  reason, 

on  that  account, 
be^toegen,  for  that  reason,  on  that 

account. 
beutUdj,  clear,  distinct, 
bentfrf),  German. 
£eutf(f)ef  m.  (2a),  German. 
tXtalef'ttfer,  m.  (la),  dialectician. 
Dtann,  /.  Roman  goddess  of   the 

moon, 
btdjt,  dense,  close, 
btrf,  thick,  dreggish. 
btencn,  to  serve. 
Sienft,  m.  (1  6),  service. 
Iiienftmttbcfjen,  n.  (1  a),  servant-girl, 
biefer,  -e,  -e£,  this,  this  one,  the 

latter. 
bteSntat,  this  time. 
3>tnrj,  n.  (1  6),  thing,  matter, 
fbtnte'ren,  to  dine, 
fbtrcft' ,  direct. 
bud),  yet,  but,  still,  by  all  means, 

surely,  you  know,   pray;  see  p. 

196,  §  64. 
$ol(f),  m.  (16),  dagger, 
bonncrn,  to  thunder. 
boppelt,  double,  doubly. 
2)orf  ,*  n.  (1  c),  village. 
bott,  there, 
bortfnn,  thither. 

tDrarfj'me,/.  (2  a),  drachma,  a  Gre- 
cian silver  coin,  value  about  20 

cents. 
jSta'tna,  n.  gen.  -$,  pi.  SDramen, 

drama, 
brftnrjen,  fid),  to  crowd. 
Dranflen,™.  (la),  insistence,  urging. 
bref)en,  to  turn. 


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bret,  three. 

$reterbrotf*  n.  (16),  halfpenny  loaf. 

breifarf),  threefold. 

brctmal,  thrice. 

bretmattg,  three  times  repeated. 

brettattfenb,  three  thousand. 

brtngen,*  to  rush,  to  press,  to  force. 

britte,  third. 

brofjctt,  to  threaten. 

2)ro(jmtg,/.  (2  6),  threat. 

britben,  over  there. 

brurfen,  to  press,  to  slip. 

bit,  thou,  you. 

bumm,  dull,  stupid. 

$ummf)eit,  /.  (2  6),  stupidity. 

Summfobfr*  m.  (16),  dunce. 

buntet,  dark. 

bitnfett,  to  seem. 

$unft,*  m.  (1 6),  vapour. 

burdj,  through,  hy,  hy  means  of, 

owing  to. 
burdjfltegen,*  to  peruse  hastily, 
bur  rfigtitt  gig,  universally,  usually. 
bitrfen,*  to  he  allowed ;  may. 
burr,  dry. 

eben,  even,  just;  ebenfo,  just  as. 
(gbcnmaft,  n.  (16)  proportion. 
ed)t,  genuine,  real, 
cbel,  noble, 
cfye,  before, 
eljer,  sooner, 
eljrbar,  honest,  worthy, 
etjrc,/.  (2  a),  honor, 
efjrentjaft,  honorable. 
@{jrcnfaulc,/.  (2  a),  statue. 
etjrciUJoU,  honorable. 
cf|rlic^r  honest,  fair, 
cfyrlicbcnb,  honor-loving, 
cljrumrbig,  venerable,  worshipful, 
ci !  ay,  indeed. 
Get,  n.  (lc),  egg. 


6Hd>e,/.  (2  a),  oak. 

@td)f)orn,*  n.  (lc),  squirrel. 

6Hfer,  m.  (la),  zeal. 

etjrtg,  zealous,  earnest. 

etgett,  own. 

etgenlirittbig,  with  one's  own  hand. 

etgemtitlng,  selfish. 

(Stgenftfiaft,   /.    (2  6),    attribute, 
quality. 

etgcnftnmg,  obstinate. 

GHgcntum,*  n.  (lc),  property,  pos- 
session. 

(Stgetttitmer,  m.  (la),  owner. 

GHgentum3rerf)tf  n.   (16),  right  of 
possession. 

etgentUd),  really. 

etlen,  to  hasten,  to  hurry. 

etlferttg,  hastily. 

ctltg,  hastily. 

ettt,  one,  an,  a. 

etttattber,  each  other. 

etn'atmett,  to  breathe. 

©tttbturf r*  m.  (16),  impression. 

enter,  eine,  etneS,  one. 

eittfadj,  simple, 

@infaU,*  m.  (1  6),  conceit,  sudden 
idea. 

etn'faWen,*  to  join,  to  chime,  to  oc- 
cur (to  one). 

(Stttfalt,/.  simplicity. 

ein'ftnbett,*    fief),   to    arrive,   to    be 
there. 

(Stttflufe,*  m.  (1  6),  influence. 

eut'frterctt,*  to  freeze  in. 

etn'geben,*  to  inspire. 

etn'getyen,*  to  enter. 

ettt'gefteljcn,*  to  confess. 

etttfjer'fdjrettett,*  to  stalk  along. 

ettttger,  -e,  -e§,  some ;  cittige  tocnige, 
some  few. 

@tnfnuf,*  m.  (1  6),  purchase. 

eintefjren,  to  stop  at. 

(Stnlabwtg,/.  (2  6),  invitation. 

GHttlaft,*  m.  (16),  admission. 


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tintnai,  once,  once  more ;  auf  einitwl, 
suddenly,  all  at  once;  tttdjt  cin» 
mat,  not  even. 

(Sintnaieittd,  n.  multiplication  table. 

cin'ncljmcn,*  to  take. 

etn'ritfjtcit,  to  direct,  to  fit  up,  to 
furnish. 

chtgeroftet,  rusty,  inveterate. 

cht'fdjalten,  to  insert. 

em'fd)lafen,*  to  fall  asleep. 

chvfeljctt,  to  appoint,  to  institute. 

cutft,  once. 

etntoerftanbcn,  agreed. 

riit  mi  Hi  licit,  to  agree  to. 

eitttotrfwtg,/.  (2  6),  influence. 

©itttt»oljncr,  in.  (la),  inhabitant. 

einjcut,  single,  one  by  one. 

eittatg,  single,  sole;  bie  (Sinatgc,  the 
only  one. 

(gtfettbafjnaug,*  m.  (16),  railway 
train. 

(S-lbe,/.  one  of  the  most  important 
rivers  in  Germany.  It  flows 
through  Saxony  and  Prussia  and 
empties  near  Hamburg  into  the 
North  Sea. 

teleg<mt',  elegant. 

eleitb,  miserable. 

elf,  (c)  eleven. 

elfcnbcin,  of  ivory. 

empfangen,*  to  receive. 

(?mj>fcf)  lung,/.  (2  6),  compliments. 

empftnben,*  to  perceive. 

empiirt,  disgusted. 

cmlmr'retfen,  to  hold  up. 

Gnbc,  n.  (3),  end;  om  @nbc,  finally. 

cnbigcit,  to  finish. 

citbiidj,  at  last,  at  length. 

(gnburtctl,  n.  (16),  ultimate  sen- 
tence. 

@ngel,  m.  (1  a),  angel. 

(gnglanb,  n.  (16),  England. 

englifd},  English. 

cntbcrfcH,  to  discover. 


(gntbetfung,/.  (2  6),  exploration. 

(Sntc,/.  (2a),  duck. 

entfernen,  fid),  to  go  away,  to  de- 
part. 

etttfernt,  distant. 

enrgegncit,  to  reply. 

cnttfaitcn,*  to  contain. 

ctitfitittcn,  to  reveal. 

@ntf#dbtgmtgr/.  (2  6),  indemnifica- 
tion ;  —  berlangen,  to  claim  dam- 


etttfdjeiben,*  to  decide. 

(gntfdjetbung,/.  (2  6),  decision. 

entfdjUefjett,*  fief),  to  decide. 

entfdjfoffen,  determined. 

(Sntfdjluf?,*  m.  (1  6),  decision. 

(gntfdinibtgung,/.  (2  6),  excuse. 

entfe^cn,  to  horrify. 

eutfreljcn,*  to  arise,  originate. 

entttJeber  . .  .  ober,  eith-er  ...  or. 

cntmerfen,*  to  lay  out,  to  plan,  to 
devise,  to  make. 

entjicljung,/.  (2  6),  withdrawal. 

ctttsitnbeu,  to  set  on  fire. 

cut5h>ctcnf  fid),  to  fall  out. 

tv,  he. 

cratftcn,  to  think,  to  deem. 

cibnrmcit,  to  move  to  pity. 

(Srbttteriing,/.  (2  6),  bitterness,  irri- 
tation. 

crblinbcn,  to  grow  blind. 

(£rbc,/.  (2  a),  eartli. 

(Srbfitnbe,/.  (2a),  geography. 

(£rcigm3,  n.(lb),  occurrence, event. 

erfaffen,  to  seize. 

(grfolg,  m.  (16),  result,  issue,  suc- 
cess. 

erfrcuen,  to  delight. 

erfrcut,  delighted. 

erfrtfefjen,  to  refresh. 

erfuUen,  to  fill,  to  fulfil. 

erg clint,  devoted,  loyal,  most  hum- 
ble. 

ergreifett,*  to  seize,  to  resort  to. 


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tvffaiten,*  to  keep,  to  be  given',  to 
receive,  to  get. 

@rf|altuttg,/.  (2b),  preservation. 

tvfftben,*  to  lift  up,  to  rise,  to  en- 
ter (a  protest);  ftd)  — ,  to  arise, 
to  rise. 

crpfiot,  to  elevate. 

erfjolett,  fid),  to  recover. 

(SrtyoUtng,/.  (2  6),  recovery,  relief. 

erinncrn,  fid),  to  remind  of,  to  re- 
member. 

©rtmtermtg,/.  (2  6),  reminder. 

tvl'dmp^tn,  to  obtain  by  fighting. 

erftmfen,  to  buy. 

erfennen,*  to  recognize. 

erflareit,  to  explain,  to  declare; 
ftd) — ,  to  account  for;  ftd)  —  fur, 
to  proclaim  on  the  side  of,  take 
the  side  of. 

(SrHarmtg,/.  (2  6),  explanation. 

ertaufcett,  to  allow. 

(Srlau&ntS,/.  (16),  permission. 

(£rlebm£,  n.  (16),  occurrence;  pi. 
haps  and  mishaps. 

ertetben,*  undergo. 

crtaudjt,  illustrious. 

erteben,  to  experience. 

erleudjten,  to  light. 

erlofcn,  to  release. 

ermangcut,  to  fail. 

ermugltdjen,  to  make  possible. 

(grnft,  m.(l  6),  earnest ;  (Srttft  tnadjett, 
to  take  in  earnest. 

erttft,  serious. 

erttftfiaft,  serious. 

ernftltd),  seriously. 

erbffttctt,  to  open. 

crquirfctt,  to  refresh,  to  revive. 

crrcgcn,  to  excite. 

errtdjtcn,  to  erect. 

crrotcn,  to  blush. 

erfdjallen,*  to  sound,  to  spread 
abroad. 

erfdjeinett,*  to  appear,  to  arrive. 


erfefictt,*  to  perceive, 
erf  el?  en,  to  supply,  make  good, 
erft,  first,  not  until,  only. 
(Srftauttett,   n.   (la),  astonishment, 

amazement, 
erfte,  first,  early. 
crftcd)c«,*  to  stab, 
erftttfen,  to  suffocate,  to  choke, 
erfrreden,  to  extend, 
ertrtnfen,*  to  drown, 
ertoatfjett,  to  awake, 
crtoatinen,  to  mention, 
ertoartett,  to  expect,  to  await, 
erttmrtmtg^ott',  full  of  expectation, 

expectant. 
erhJedcn,  to  arouse. 
erttJcrfcnt,*  fid),  to  acquire,  to  win. 
crttnbcrn,  to  reply,  to  rejoin, 
(grtotbcrmtg,/.  (2  6),  reply, 
crjfifilcn,  to  tell,  to  relate. 
(Srstcijung,/.  (2  6),  education. 
(SraJirtefter,  m.  (1  a),  high  priest. 
e3,  it. 

@fel,  m.  (1  a),  ass,  donkey, 
efclljnft,  asinine. 

(Sfelitt,/.  (2  6),  female  ass,  she  ass. 
©ffctt,  n.  (la),  food,  fare. 
t@ttfet'te,/.  (2  a),  etiquette. 
tttoa,  perchance,  about. 
tttoaS,  something,  some, 
eud),  to  you,  you;  yourselves,  to 

yourselves. 
euer,  cure,  your. 
(Suvo'pa,  n.  (la),  Europe. 
etotg,  everlasting,  perpetual. 
(Stengfett, /.  (2  6),  eternity. 
t@r.a'mcn,  n.  (gen.  §,  pi.  8r.amtna), 

examination ;    cut  —  mad)ctt,  to 

take  an  examination. 


3- 


fabc,  flat,  stale, 
fatytg,  capable  of. 


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223 


fafircit,*  to  go,  to  drive ;  —  l«ffen,  to 
give  up,  to  waive. 

ftall,*  m.  (1  6),  case. 

fnUcn,*  to  fall. 

fallen,  to  fell,  to  bring  down. 

faUS,  in  case. 

folfrt),  wrong,  incorrectly. 

fitlten,  to  fold  up. 

to'amt'He, /.  (2  a),  family. 

fangcn,*  to  catch. 

t$«rm,/.  (2  6),  farm. 

fafeht,  to  talk  foolishly. 

faffcn,  to  seize. 

ftautyetj,  i»,  (16),  lazy  fellow. 

ftanft,*/-  (1  6),  fist. 

fetjlcn,  to  fail,  to  be  at  fault,  to  be 
wanting,  to  lack. 

SeM«f  m.  (1  a),  defect,  fault,  mis- 
take. 

fctcrlidj,  solemn,  ceremonious. 

fcin,  fine,  nice,  polite. 

ftelb,  n.  (1  c),  field,  plain. 

felfcttljeratg,  stony-hearted. 

frenftcr,  n.  (1«),  window. 

fterten,/.  pi.  vacation. 

fern,  far;  tnnncfern?  how  far?  in 
what  respect  ?  to  what  degree  ? 

ferttg,  done,  ready-made. 

feft,  firmly. 

fett,  fat. 

fteuer,  n.  (la),  fire. 

fic&crifdj,  feverish. 

tftiflnr',/.  (2  6),  figure. 

ftnben,*  to  find. 

ftifdjer,  TO.  (1  a),  fisher. 

ftammen,  to  flame. 

&fafdje,/.  (2a),  flask,  bottle. 

flctfcn,  to  implore. 

flcfjcntlirf),  fervently. 

fleifttg,  diligent. 

ftlufcr,  m.  (la),  mender. 

fliefien,*  to  flow. 

flint,  quick.  [gun). 

$ltntenf>a!nt,*  m.  (16),  cock  (of  a 


$luget,  m.  (la),  wing. 

ftluft,*  m.  (16),  river. 

Stnfjd>cn,  n.  (1  a),  small  river. 

ftiiftcrit,  to  whisper. 

Sofge,  /.  (2  a),  consequence ;  in  ber 
$otgc,  subsequently. 

fotgen,  to  follow. 

folgcnbermafeen,  as  follows. 

fnlillirl),  consequently. 

forbern,  to  demand. 

ftorbeiung,/.  (2  6),  demand,  claim. 

fformnlte'ren,  to  formulate. 

fort'fofjren,*  to  continue,  to  go  on. 

fort'gefjen,*  to  go  away. 

furt'fetjcn,  to  continue. 

fovt'fyicUn,  to  play  on. 

ftrage,/.  (2  a),  question. 

fragcn,  to  ask. 

%rau,f.  (2  6),  woman,  wife. 

fret,  free. 

$mgclaffene,  m.  (2  a),  freed  man. 

$retf)cit,/.  (2  6),  freedom,  liberty. 

%tt\i)ttv,  m.  (2  6),  baron. 

frctltdj,  certainly,  to  be  sure. 

fm'ftefjen,*  to  be  permitted;  e$  ftelft 
ftfjnen  fret,  you  are  free  to  do. 

freimiUig,  voluntary,  spontaneous. 

frcmb,  strange,  foreign,  alien. 

ftrembe,  m.  (2  a),  stranger,  foreigner. 

freffen  *  to  eat,  to  devour. 

ftreube,  /.  (2a),  joy;  ntit  ftrenben, 
joyfully. 

freubtg,  joyful;  gladly,  with  de- 
light. 

freuett,  fid),  to  rejoice,  to  delight  in, 
to  be  glad  of. 

#rennb,  m.  (1  6),  ftreunbtn,  /.  (2  6), 
friend. 

frcunbltrf),  friendly,  kind,  kindly. 

ftrennbfrijaft,/.  (2  6),  friendship. 

ftretoel,  m.  (1  a),  offence,  outrage. 

frtebfam,  peaceable. 

frifdj,  fresh. 

tfrtttol',  frivolous. 


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fromm,  gentle,  pious. 

frofttg,  frosty. 

frttf},  early. 

$ruf|Cf/.  (2  a),  early  time. 

frittjer,  previous. 

ftriitjltitg,  m.  (16),  spring. 

#ritl)ftutf ,  n.  (1  6),  breakfast. 

fufjlen,  to  feel. 

fitljrett,  to  lead,  to  take,  to  exercise 

(superintendence) ;  bet  fid)  — ,  to 

carry, 
fiutf,  five. 

$mtfe,  m.  (2  a),  spark, 
funfem,  to  glitter. 
fur,  for. 

furtfjtbar,  fearful,  terrible, 
fturdjtbarfeit,  /.   (2  6),  formidable- 

ness. 
fitrtfjten,  fid),  to  be  afraid. 
%uf}t*m.  (16),  foot. 

®. 

®an§*f.  (1 6),  goose. 

gattj,  whole,  entire,  all,  quite, 
wholly;  gaits  uttfe  gar,  totally,  al- 
together; gaits  mtb  gar  Jew,  none 
whatever. 

gtwsltcf),  wholly,  entirely. 

gar  tttdjt,  not  at  all,  by  no  means; 
not  in  the  least;  gar  ntrfjtS, 
nothing  at  all. 

(Garten,*  m.  (la),  garden. 

©fining,/.  (2  6),  ferment,  tumult. 

©affe,/.  (2  a),  street. 

©affettimtge,  m.  (2  a).  street-arab. 

©affcttlteb,  n.  (1  c),  street  ballad. 

©aft,*  to.  (1  6),  guest. 

©aftljof,*  ra.  (16),  hotel. 

©aulelftnet,  n.  (lb),  jugglery. 

©aut,*m.  (lb),  nag. 

©auntett,  to.  (1  a),  palate. 

©ebarbe,/.  (2  a),  gesture. 

gebarbett,  fid),  to  behave. 


gebcu,*  to  give ;  t§  gtebt,  there  is, 
there  are;  t§  gab,  there  was, 
there  were. 

gebtctett,*  to  command. 

©ebirg^art,*  m.  (1  c),  place  situated 
among  the  mountains. 

©ebrautf),*  m.  (lb),  use. 

gebraudjen,  to  use. 

©ebtt^r,/.  (2  b),  due. 

gebutyrettb,  due,  fit. 

©cburt,/.  (2b),  birth. 

©ebitftf),  n.  (16),  bushes. 

©ebadjWtS,  ».  (16),  memory. 

©ebanJe,  to.  (2  a),  thought. 

©ebufb,/.  patience. 

gebulbett,  to  tolerate. 

geetirt,  honored. 

©efaljr,/.  (2  6),  danger. 

gefafjrlirfj,  dangerous. 

gefaHen,*  to  please. 

©efaliett,  to.  (la),  favor;  —  tljiw, 
to  do  a  favor,  to  oblige. 

©eflitget,  n.  (la),  fowls,  poultry. 

©efrureite^,  n.  ices. 

©efitfjl,  n.  (1  6),  feeling. 

gefitfjUoS,  unfeeling. 

gegen,  towards,  against,  about. 

f©cgcnargumcnt' ,  n.  (16),  counter, 
argument. 

©cgcnb,/.  (2  6),  region. 

t©egettpart,  to.  (16)  opponent. 

t©egett£artet'f  /.  (26),  opposite 
party,  opposition. 

gegettfetttg,  opposite,  mutual. 

©egcnftanb,*  m.  (16),  object,  sub- 
ject. 

©egentetl,  n.  (1  6),  contrary ;  tm  — , 
on  the  contrary. 

gegetwber,  opposite  to. 

©egemoart, /.  (2  6),  presence. 

gegettttmrttg,  present.  [nent. 

©cgncr,  m.  (la),  adversary,  oppo- 

gegnertfdj,  relating  to  the  opposite 
party,  antagonistic. 


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gcfycn,*  to  go,  to  walk. 

gcljordjcn,  to  obey. 

gclliircu,  to  belong,  to  appertain  to, 
to  have  to  do  with  the  question. 

gcfjiirig,  proper. 

(SJeiftcSgegcnttmrt,  /.  (2  6),  presence 
of  mind. 

©elnrfjter,  n.  (1  a),  laughter. 

gclnugcn,  to  attain,  to  come  by. 

gcltiffett,  composed. 

(9elt>,  n.  (lc),  money,  sum. 

Cyctcgcntjcit,  /.  (2  6),  occasion,  op- 
portunity. 

gelcfn-t,  learned. 

gdittb,  mild. 

gelteit,*  to  be  worth,  to  pass  for,  to 
concern. 

©emaf)l,  m.  (1  6),  husband,  consort. 

getncin,  common. 

lewriwIgtHI,  generally. 

gemeinftfiaftHifj,  common. 

@cmeinh>efen,  n.  (la),  common- 
wealth. 

©emiit,  n.  (1  c),  heart,  soul,  disposi- 
tion. 

Annul,  accurate,  exact,  precise, 
quite,  exactly. 

gettetgt,  inclined. 

©cncigt^cit,  /.  (2  6),  inclination, 
readiness. 

t©eme'r  n.  {gen.  -§,  pi.  -3),  genius, 
talent. 

gcnicfjnt,*  to  enjoy. 

gcrntg,  enough. 

Okmtgtlmwng,  /.  (26),  satisfaction. 

t(i*cugraMte'f/.  (2a),  geography. 

gcrabc,  direct,  just,  precisely,  the 
very,  just  at  that  moment ;  see  p. 
196,  §64. 

gerntcn,*  to  become,  — in,  to  fall 
into,  come  into;  to  turn  out;  in 
#orn  — ,  to  get  angry. 

geredjt,  just,  fair,  reasonable. 

©eredjttgfett,/.  (2  6),  justice. 


©crctfjtfame,/.  (2  a),  right,  preroga- 
tive. 

©cridjt,  n.  (16),  dish;  judgment, 
court  of  justice. 

©cridjtS&arfett,  /.  (2  6),  jurisdic- 
tion. 

(SertdjtSfjof,*  m.  (16),  court. 

(Sjcrtd)t3ftattf*  (1  6),  judgment-place. 

goring,  small,  unimportant, humble. 

geringfugtg,  slight. 

gent,  willingly;  (t\w$  —  tfjuit,  to 
like  to  do  something. 

©cruris,  ii.  (16),  rumor. 

©cfdjaft,  n.  (16),  business,  concern. 

gcfrfjcJjctt,*  to  happen,  to  be  done. 

gcftfjett,  sensible,  intelligent. 

©efrf>td)tef/.  (2  a),  history,  story. 

gefdjteft,  skilful. 

©efdjrct,  n.  (16),  outcry,  shouting. 

gefcfjnjttttst,  tailed. 

gefdjtoetgen,  to  say  nothing  of ;  gc» 
frtnurtgc,  much  less,  not  to  men- 
tion. 

gcfdjhunb,  quick. 

©cfettfdjaft,  /.  (2  6),  society,  com- 
pany, party. 

gefcUfdjaftHdj,  social. 

©efc<?,  n.  (1 6),  law. 

(i)cfc<?gc&uttgf/.  (2  6),  legislation. 

gefcljmafetg,  lawful. 

©eftdjt,  n.  (lc),  face. 

©eftitmmg,  /.  (2  6),  sentiment, 
opinion. 

gcfonucn,  disposed,  inclined. 

©ctycnft,  n.  (lc),  ghost. 

©etyrfirfj,  n.  (1 6),  conversation. 

gcfteljcit,*  to  confess. 

geftcrn,  yesterday. 

t@rfH!u(ation',  /.  (2  6),  gesticula- 
tion. 

gcftrcng,  severe;  ©cftrcngcr  #err, 
Your  worship. 

gciuitlu-,  aware;  —  werben,  to  be- 
come aware  of. 


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geh»af)ren,  to  grant, 
©ehmlttfar,  f.  (2  6),  violent  act. 
©etuetyr,  n.  (16),  gun. 
©etoetl),  n.  (1  6),  horns,  antlers, 
gennnncn,*  to  win,  to  gain, 
gemifc,  certain,  certainly, 
©emipett,  /.  (2  6),  certainty, 
©emitter,  w.  (la),  thunder-storm, 
getoiifnten,  fitf)  to  accustom  one's  self. 
©ettiof)ttf)citf  /.  (2  6),  custom. 
gewiJljnltd),  usual, 
flctuofntt,  accustomed, 
gtebt,  e§  gicbt,  there  is,  there  are. 
©ift,  n.  (16),  venom,  poison. 
©Ube,/.  (2  a),  guild, 
©tans,  m.  (16),  glory,  glare. 
glanbcn,   to  believe,  to  think,  to 

suppose. 
gtaubltd),  credible, 
glctri),  equal,  like,  at  the  same  time, 

just,  immediately,  right  away; 

gteidj  al$  ub,  just  as  if;   ntetne3 

(beine§,  feine§)    gtetdjen,  persons 

like  me  (you,  him) ;  t§  tfat  md)t 

feineSgleidjen,  it  has  no  parallel ; 

gletd)  toon  Slnfang  an,  from   the 

first. 
©letd>gettntf)t,  n.  (1  6),  equilibrium, 

balance, 
gletcfjgulttg,  indifferent, 
glctc^fttm,  as  it  were. 
gJcttcn,*  to  slide. 
glorretdj,  glorious, 
©liitf,  n.  (16),  good  luck. 
glutfUcl),  fortunate,  happy, 
glutfttdjernjeife,  fortunately. 
gJutjcttf  to  glow, 
©nabe,  /.  (2  a),  grace ;  Seiner  ©na» 

ben,  his  honor, 
gnfibig,  gracious,  graciously, 
golben,  golden, 
golbgclb,  golden, 
gomten,  to  grant. 
©ott,*m.  (lc),  God. 


(ibttltrf),  divine,  like  a  god. 

gotttob,  thank  God. 

ijottliH-,  ungodly,  wicked. 

©rttto,*  n.  (lc),  grave. 

grcimen,  fid),  to  fret,  to  grieve. 

©ramma'ttfftunbe,/.  (2  a),  grammar 
lesson. 

tgrasto^',  graceful. 

©reuse,/.  (2  a),  bounds. 

©rtcrfjenfanb,  n.  (16),  Greece. 

©riff el,  m.  (la),  slate-pencil. 

t@rinmf'fe,/.  (2a),  grimace. 

grob,  gross,  coarse. 

©ro'bian,  m.  (16),  insolent  fellow. 

grtj&itdj,  grossly. 

grijfjlen,  to  shriek. 

groft,  great ;  t>a$  ©rofte,  great  thing. 

©riifjc,  /.  (2  a),  greatness,  magni- 
tude. 

grofjmfidjttg,  powerful. 

grofemogenb,  mighty. 

©rofjmuttcr,*/.  (1  a),  grandmother. 

t grote^t7,  grotesque. 

grttn,  green. 

©runb,*  m.  (16),  ground,  reason, 
cause;  Jit  ©rnnbe  getyen,  to  be 
ruined;  im  ©runbe,  at  the  bot- 
tom, in  truth. 

gritnben,  to  base,  to  found. 

gri'tfjcn,  to  salute,  greet,  send  love, 
kind  regards. 

©unft,/.  favor. 

gitnftig,  favorable,  propitious. 

gnt,  good,  well. 

&ut,*  n.  (lc),  good,  estate. 

©itte,  /.  kindness,  conciliation ;  in 
©tite,  amicably. 

$aavt  n.  (16),  hair, 
fjaben,  to  have. 
#atfen,  m.  (la),  heel. 
£agel,  m.  (la),  hail. 


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-fratyn,*  m   (1  6),  cock  (of  a  gun). 

l>al&,  half. 

£filfte,/.  (2«),half. 

$al$t*  m.  (16),  neck. 

Ijal^ftarrig,  stiff-necked. 

§aU,  m.  halt! 

t)aU'>  stop! 

fjaltcn,*  to  hold;  Ijaltcn  laffen,  to 
stop ;  gotten  fitr,  to  take  or  think 
to  be. 

£ammelbraten,  m.  (la),  roast  mut- 
ton. 

£onb,*/.  (16),  hand. 

^anbbrctt,/.  (2  6),  hand's  breadth. 

$<mbelf*  m.  (la),  case,  affair,  quar- 
rel. 

tyanbetn,  to  act;  ftdj  —  urn  etnwS,  to 
be  at  stake ;  e§  limtbclt  fitli  urn,  the 
question  is. 

#anbet£toelt,  /.  (2  6),  commercial 
world. 

^anbfeft,  strong. 

^nnblnng,  /.  (2  6),  action,  trial, 
business. 

§anbfd|rtft,/.  (2  6),  handwriting. 

#anbt>oli,/.  handful. 

^anbmerter,  m.  (la),  artisan. 

$anbtt>crfSgett0fef  m.  (26),  fellow 
tradesman. 

Iwitflcu,*  to  hang. 

#anno'»ier,  n.  (la),  Hanover. 

llrtrtiititf ir| ,  stubborn,  obstinate. 

£afe,  m.  (2  a),  hare. 

Iwftig,  hastily. 

luiuftg,  frequently,  often. 

•fcanpt,*  n.  (lc),  head. 

$auptperf0tt,  /.  (2  6),  chief  charac- 
ter. 

£au*tn>ortf*  n.  (1  c),  noun. 

$au$,*  n.  (lc),  house;  nafl  #anie, 
home,  homeward. 

#au$genoffe,  m.  (2  a),  house  com- 
panion. 

Iituic-iirti,  domestic. 


§at>el,f.  a  tributary  of  the  Elbe. 
Ije&en,*  to  drift;    firfi  — ,  to  raise 

one's  self. 
$cfc,/.  (2  a),  dregs. 
Ijcfttg,  vehement,  violent,  strong. 
Ijctbn!  huzza! 

£etbe,/.  (2  a),  plain,  heath. 
4?etlf  n.  (16),  welfare,  hail! 
IjeUtg,   sacred;    ber  tyeittge  $etnt3, 

Saint  Peter, 
^etugenftfjein,  m.  (1  6),  halo. 
£eimat,/.  (2  6),  home,  native  place, 
fjetm'gcljen,*  to  go  home, 
fjcimltdj,  secretly. 
tyctft,  hot. 
Jietfecn,*  to  bid,   to   be   called,  to 

mean. 
£elb,  m.  (26),  hero. 
Wfcn,*  to  help;  t»a$  fnlft  eg  ?  what 

use  is  it  ? 
Ijcll,  bright. 

£cUc&arbe,/.  (2  a),  halberd, 
feller,  m.  (la),  farthing. 
Ijer,  hither ;  too  ift  ba£  Ijcr  ?  where 

is  that  from  ?  timber,  round  about, 
tyerao'fhtfcn,*  to  sink  down, 
fjcran'fommcn,*  to  come. 
Ijeran'nnOcn,  to  approach. 
£crannnl)cn,  n.  (1  a),  approach, 
tyerouf 'flcttcrn,  to  climb  up. 
l)evau$'put}cn,  to  dress  out,  to  deco- 
rate. 
tycrauS'jteljen,*  to  pull  out. 
Ijcrbct'fttfjrett,  to  bring  in,  to  lead, 
(jerbei'rufen,*  to  call  in. 
l>crbct'fd)lcWen,  to  drag  hither. 
Ijer&ei'ftiirjen,  to  rush  up,  or  near. 
Ijerein 'fityr en,  to  show  in. 
tyer'fommcn,*  to  be  owing  to,  to  be 

the  consequence  of. 
tyerfijmmltd),  customary. 
4)er'tule$,    m.   Hercules,  a    Greek 

hero. 
Ijenueber 'fallen,*  to  fall  down. 


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^e'rolb,  to.  (16),  herald. 

£err,  to.  (2  6),  master,  gentleman, 

Mr.;  wcin  -§err !  sir! 
tyerrttdj,  delicious. 
Ijer'fein,*  to   descend   from,   come 

from,  to  be  derived  from, 
fierum,  around, 
berum'bretfeit,  to  twirl. 
berum'fUegen,*  to  fly  about. 
Ijerum'Iaufen,*  to  run  about, 
tjenntt'fbitsterett,  to  walk  about, 
berum'fbrittgett,*  to  spring  about, 
fjerttm'tretben,*  [id),  to  idle  around, 
tyeruttt'tutttmeltt,  fid),  to  bustle  about, 
tyerunter,  down, 
tyermtter/fdnteiben,*  to  cut  off. 
Ijerbor'&rtnijett,*  to  produce, 
berbor'brtngen,*  to  break  forth, 
berbor'ragett,  to  project, 
fjertoor 'flatten,  to  look  out. 
fjertoor 'Steven,*  to  pull  out. 
$tvztn$bamc,f.  (2  a),  lady-love. 
tftv&litf),  hearty,  heartily. 
fftMen,  to  hunt, 
bettte,  to-day;  nodj  fault,  this  very 

day. 
tyettttg,  ber  heutige  %ciq,  this  day. 
bjer,  here,  in  this, 
fyterattf ,  hereupon,  to  this. 
tjterauS,  from  this. 
fjterfiet,  herewith,  herein, 
fjterfjer,  here. 
permit,  herewith. 
$Ufe,/.  (2  a),  help, 
pummel,  to.  (la),  sky,  heaven ;  beint 

£immel !  by  Jove ! 
$tmmcl3tJjor,    n.     (16),     gate     of 

heaven. 
fytmmUfd),  heavenly. 
^in,  thither;  »or  fid)  t)ttt,  to  herself, 
fjtnauf  'flattertt,  to  flutter  up. 
fjtnauf'tlettew,  to  climb  up. 
f)tnau3'tt)erfettr*  to  thrust  out. 
tytnettt,  in,  into,  thither. 


bmgegen,  on  the  other  hand 

bjn'gcfyett,*  to  go  to. 

tytn'fotnmen,*  to  come  to. 

batten,  ljtttterr  behind. 

btnteretnanber,  in  succession. 

liutitbcr 'fdjaucit,  to  look  over. 

fijnuntcr,  down. 

bin 'ttietf  en  ,*  to  refer  or  point  to. 

l)tn$n'brangenf  fid),  to  crowd  to- 
ward. 

Ijtn3it'fe<?ett,  to  add. 

&trnfd)abet,  m.  (la),  brain. 

$trftb,  m.  (16),  stag. 

&M*tf-  (2  a),  heat,  ardor,  passion. 

tytbjg,  passionate,  hasty. 

tfod)  (t)5l)er,  f)6d)ft),  high,  highly. 

ljurti'arfjtnt,  to  esteem  highly. 

l)i>d)i'tf  highest,  supreme. 

tyodjtourbtg,  right  reverend. 

$9dffltU$ftif*UM$t*  m.  (16),  wed- 
ding-feast. 

£off*  m.  (16),  court. 

Ijoffen,  to  hope. 

fjbfUdj,  polite. 

&oi)e,f.  (2a),  height;  tit  bte  #bi)e, 
into  the  air,  upward. 

ffoty,  hollow. 

£i>fcrn»etb,  n.  (lc),  fishwife. 

fyoten,  to  fetch. 

&mt,f.  (2  a),  hell. 

$Mcntt)ov,  n.  (1  6),  gate  of  hell. 

Ijbmt,  to  hear. 

f^wtjont',  to.  (16),  horizon. 

£orn,*  n.  (1  c),  horn. 

f^otci',  n.  {gen.  -S,  pJ.  -3),  hotel. 

Jjitbfd),  comely,  pretty,  nice ;  bitbfrf) 
orbentltd),  in  a  proper  manner. 

£utfe,/.  (2  a),  help. 

£unb,  to.  (16),  dog. 

tynnbert,  hundred. 

hunger,  to.  (la),  hunger. 

bnngrtg,  hungry. 

lmrrab!  hurra! 

^ut,*m.  (16),  hat. 


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«i,  I. 

ifmt,  to  him,  to  it. 

tfytt,  him. 

iljr,  their,  her;  Stf"*,  your. 

iiiiToilli-irtint,  her  equal,  the  like  (of 
her). 

i%lia§,f.  Iliad,  Greek  epic  poem. 

ftUttftric'rctt,  to  illustrate. 

im  =  in  fcem. 

immcr,  always,  ever;  nod)  mutter, 
still;  immcr  unb  immcr  wtebcr, 
again  and  again. 

immerlun,  always. 

immcrmcfyr,  more  and  more. 

fimbofatuv,  portly. 

in,  in,  into. 

ittbcm,  while,  when,  in  that. 

tttbcffcn,  however. 

tut'bircft,  indirect. 

tniterltd),  inner,  domestic. 

tnSgetyctm,  secretly. 

infofcrtt,  in  so  far  as,  in  as  much 
as. 

t  infinite 'rctt,  to  inspect. 

ttntcrcffont',  interesting. 

tStttcrcf'fe,  n.  (2  a),  interest. 

t^ntcrbrtU',  n.  (lb),  interval. 

t^ntcrbcntton',  /.  (2  6),  interven- 
tion. 

inwicfcrtt,  in  what  respect,  to  what 
degree. 

trgcub,  —  cut,  some;  —  tttoa§,  any- 
thing; —  wcldjcr,  any,  whatever; 
—  too,  somewhere. 

irrcn,  to  err ;  fid)  — ,  to  be  mistaken. 

jo,  yes,  indeed,  certainly,  truly,  to 
be  sure :  see  p.  19G,  §  64. 

Sarfe,/.  (2  a),  jacket. 

3<tgb,/.  (2  6),  hunt. 

3agbgcnoffc,  m.  (2  a),  hunting  com- 
rade. 

3«gbgefdjid)te,/.(2a),  hunting  story. 


jagett,  to  hunt. 

3<»gcr,  in.  (la),  hunter. 

3ogcrf)ou§rf)Cttf  n.  (1  a),  game  keep- 
er's house. 

3Mr,  n.  (16),  year. 

jafrrclnttg,  for  years. 

Mrc^cU, /.  (2  6),  season. 

3a^rl)uttbcrt,  n.  (1  6),  century. 

3afob,  in.  (16),  Jacob,  James. 

jammer,  in.  (la),  complaint. 

3af0tt,  m.,  Jason,  a  Greek  hero. 

it,  ever. 

jeber,  -c,  -§,  every,  each,  any;  cut 
— ,  every  one;  jcbcrmantt,  every- 
one. 

jebod),  however,  nevertheless. 

jnuaiv,  ever. 

jemanb,  somebody,  any  one. 

jencr,  -e,  -§,  that,  the  former,  that 
one. 

jenfcUig,  opposite. 

je^t,  now. 

fiobto'tiftf),  jovial,  jolly. 

3ubcl,  m.  (la),  rejoicings. 

^ugenbatter,  n.  (la),  youth. 

jung,  young. 

3ungc,  m.  (2a),  boy,  lad,  youth. 

fflaba'Ie,/.  (2  a),  cabal. 

Satyn,*  in.  (1  6),  boat. 

tfaltbuttigfcit,/.  (2  6),  cold-blooded- 
ness. 

tKamhV,  in.  (16),  chimney,  fire- 
place. 

Stambf ,*  in.  (1  6),  combat. 

tftajri'tel,  n.  (la),  chapter. 

farg,  niggardly. 

Atari,  in.  (16),  Charles. 

S\a\c,  m.  (1  a),  cheese. 

tttufctt,  to  buy. 

ftauftabctt,*  m.  (la),  shop,  store. 

tttum,  scarcely. 


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leljrett,  fid)  — ,  to  turn ;  ftd)  <m  tt»aS 
— ,  to  heed. 

!etn,  no ;  lent  etnsiger,  not  a  single 
one. 

fewer,  no  one;  fewer  turn  betben, 
neither  of  them. 

$elwer,  m.  (la),  waiter. 

fetwett,*  to  know. 

®tvi,  m.  (lb),  fellow. 

.teffetftirfcr,  m.  (la),  tinker. 

£wb,  n.  (lc),  child. 

mrdje,/.  (2  a),  church. 

$ird)turm,*  ra.  (lb),  church-tower. 

SHrftpaum,*  m.  (1  b),  cherry-tree. 

mrfrfjc,/.  (2  a),  cherry. 

$trfd)ferttf  m.  (16),  cherry-stone. 

Milage,  /.  (2  a),  complaint,  bewail- 
ing. 

flttflctt,  to  complain. 

stager,  ra.  (1  a),  plaintiff ,  complain- 
ant; flagerifdjer  Slntuatt,  plain- 
tiff's attorney. 

Slang,*  m.  (lb),  sound. 

fwr,  clear. 

tmnffe,/.  (2  a),  class. 

fttaufet,/.  (2  a),  stipulation. 

fleben,  to  cleave,  to  stick,  to  at- 
tach. 

Sletb,  n.  (lc),  dress,  clothes. 

Hcibcn,  fid),  to  dress,  to  clothe. 

meiberfdjmtt,  n.(l  b ) ,  cut  (of  clothes) . 

Sletbiwg,/.  (26),  clothing. 

mettmngSfrotf,  n.  (lb),  garment. 

flew,  little. 

Kleiner,  ra.  little  fellow. 

Slewigf tit,  /.  (2  6),  small  matter. 

flettern,  to  climb. 

fmient',  ra.  (2  b),  client. 

flwgen,*  to  sound. 

t^lub,  ra.  (gen.  -3,  pi.  -§),  club. 

Hug,  wise,  clever. 

Snabe,  ra.  (2  a),  boy. 

Smeriemen,  m.  (la),  shoemaker's 
stirrup. 


Siwdjen,  ra.  (la),  bone. 

Attfittcl,  ra.  (la),  club. 

fofilfdjttjarj,  coalblack. 

fSouVge,  ra.  (2  a),  colleague. 

tfo'mifdj,  comic,  droll. 

ffommanbte'rett,  to  command. 

fommett,*  to  come. 

tSommtfftOtt', /.  (26),  commission. 

tSomb'bie,/.  (2  a),  comedy. 

iftomplimtnt',  n.  (16),  compliment. 

f fompome'rett,  to  compose. 

t^om^ofttton',  /.  (2  6),  composi- 
tion. 

t&ompott',  n.  (16),  sauce,  preserves. 

fSonbt'torlabeit,*  ra.  (la),  confec- 
tioner's shop. 

fbiwen,*  to  be  able,  can,  to  know. 

fSontraft',  ra.  (16),  contract. 

ftonacrt',  n.  {lb),  concert. 

£obf,*ra.  (16),  head. 

Sobfftffen,  n.  (1  a),  pillow. 

ftorb*,  ra.  (16),  basket. 

Sorter,  ra.  (la),  body. 

Sbrberlufjfett, /.  (26),  corporeality. 

foften,  to  cost. 

Soften, /.pi.  costs. 

tfloftiwt',  n.  (16),  attire. 

Sraft,*/.  (16),  force,  power. 

frcwfen,  to  injure. 

Stattj,*  ra.  (16),  wreath,  crown. 

fraijen,  to  scratch. 

tvau§,  curly. 

frtegertfd),  warlike. 

SrtegSmatw,  m.  (lc),  soldier. 

t^rttir,/.  (26),  criticism. 

ilvi'tW,  critical. 

Outfit,/.  (2a),  kitchen. 

Shtdfett,  m.  (la),  cake. 

Sugel,/.  (2a),  ball. 

fufllen,  to  cool. 

fiitm,  bold. 

Summer,  ra.  (la),  grief,  trial. 

ftwb'gcben,  to  make  known. 

«roif*,*/-  (16),  art,  skill. 


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fitrj,  short ;  t»or  fur^em,  lately,  not 
long  ago;  in  furjcnt,  shortly;  furj 
unb  gut,  to  make  a  long  story 
short. 

Sutfdje,/.  (2a),  carriage. 


Indjclu,  to  smile. 

Indjctt,  to  laugh. 

liirticrlid),  absurd,  ludicrous,  gro- 
tesque. 

Iflbcn*  to  load. 

Snbcu,*m.  (la),  shop. 

Sage,/.  (2  a),  situation,  plight. 

Soger,  n.  (la),  couch. 

Sttub,*  n.  (lc),  land,  country. 

SanbfynuSdjeu,  n.  (la),  cottage, 
country-seat. 

Srtnbfdjaft,/.  (26),  landscape. 

tnttg(e),  long,  a  long  time. 

Sangmut,/.  patience. 

langft,  long  since. 

Sarm,  m.  (16),  noise. 

larmenb,  noisy. 

toff  en,*  to  let,  to  allow. 

fSatcr'ue,/.  (2 a),  lantern. 

fifluf,*  m.  (16),  course. 

Ittnfcn,*  to  run. 

Sctunc,/.  (2a),  humor. 

taut,  loud,  distinct. 

inutett,  to  purport;  bic  Slutwort 
(ntttct,  the  answer  is. 

Irtuter,  clear ;  nothing  but. 

Icbcn,  to  live. 

Scben,  n.  (la),  life. 

tebcnbtg,  alive. 

SebenSart,  /.  (2  6),  manner  of  living. 

ScbcuSIauf,*  m.  (16),  course  of  life, 
career,  biography. 

lebtyoft,  lively. 

Sebfjttftigtett, /.  (26),  liveliness,  life. 

Icdjjcn,  to  be  parched  with  thirst, 
to  languish,  to  pant. 


leer,  empty. 

Icgcn,  to  lay ;  fid)  — ,  to  lie. 

Seljrc,/.  (2  a),  moral. 

Icfjren,  to  teach. 

Seffrer,  m.  (la),  teacher. 

Sef>rtorobe,/.  (2a),  test-lesson. 

Ictjrrcid),  instructive. 

Setb,  m.  (lc),  body. 

Icililinit,  embodied,  real. 

Scibttutdjc,/.  (2  a),  body  guard. 

lettfjt,  easy,  easily,  lightly. 

Sctb,  n.  (3),  sorrow,  pain. 

letben,*  to  suffer,  to  endure. 

Setben,  n.  (la),  suffering. 

Ictbtg,  troublesome. 

tctbttrij,  tolerable. 

fitter,/.  (2a),  lyre. 

letfe,  softly. 

letften,  to  render. 

Setftuug,/.  (2  6),  performance. 

Setter,/.  (2a),  ladder. 

fScftton',/.  (2  6),  lesson. 

Icrncn,  to  learn,  to  study. 

lefen,*  to  read. 

leljt,  last. 

le^tcrcr,  the  latter. 

leugueu,  to  deny. 

Scute,  pi.  people,  persons. 

Sufjt,  n.  (lc),  light. 

lieb,  dear. 

Stebc,/.  (2  a),  love. 

Wtbtxt,  to  love. 

Itcber,  rather. 

StebeSfjnubel,*  m.  (la),  love-affair. 

Stcbfjaber,  m.  da),  lover. 

liclUirt),  charming. 

Stebltngsftubtctt,  pi.  favorite  studies. 

Itcgcu,*  to  lie,  to  be. 

Sieu'tenaut,  (pronounce:  fieut'nant), 

m.  (gen.  -6  ;pl.  -3),  lieutenant. 
liililirt),  estimable,  worthy. 
loS'gefjen,*  to  come  off. 
loS'fdjnattcn,  to  take  off. 
Sucfe,/.  (2  a),  break. 


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fiuft,*/.  (16),  air. 

fitiftdjett,  n.  (la),  breeze,  breath  of 

wind, 
fiunge,/.  (2  a),  lungs. 
Sttft,*/.  (16),  wish,  fancy. 
Sttftigfcit,/.  (2  6),  merriment. 

marijcu,  to  make,  to  do,  to  consti- 
tute. 

miirtittfl,    mighty;     mightily,    im- 
mensely. 

3Jifibd)ett,  n.  (la),  girl,  maiden. 

aJiagblein,  n.  (la),  little  girl. 

faWagi'fter,  m.  (la),  Master  of  Arts. 

faWajeftat',/.  (26),  majesty. 

tnott,  one,  a  person. 

tnand),  many  a. 

manner,  -e,  -e§,  many  a  one. 

tmanter'ltd),  mannerly,  genteel. 

9Kamtf*  m.  (lc),  man. 

manttftaft,  manly. 

SOtantel,*  m.  (la),  cloak,  mantle. 

SJWardjen&urf),*  ».  (1  c),  book  of  fairy 
tales. 

9Karteif>e!t,  n.  (la),  little  Mary. 

Watt,  n.  (la),  marrow. 

SJlarft,*  m.   (16),  market,  market- 
place. 

Wlavltplat},*  m.  (16),  market-place. 

marftf)berett,  ready  to  march. 

marfd)ie/ren,  to  march ;  marfd)  Innem, 
inarch  in. 

SRarftall,*  m.  (16),  stables. 

aftaferegel,  f.  {la),  measure. 

mefjr,  more. 

tnefjrcn,  fid),  to  increase. 

mefjrere,  several. 

roetit,  -e,  my. 

meinen,  to  think,  to  suppose,  to  say. 

mcutige,  bcr,  bte,  t>a$  — ,  mine. 

3Jietnung,/.  (2  6),  opinion,  meaning, 
intention. 


mcift,  most;  bte  meiftctt,  the  most; 
ant  metften,  most. 

aWetfter,  m.  (la),  master. 

melbett,  to  announce,  to  make 
known. 

faJiclobte',/.  (2  6),  melody. 

tmelo'btfrf),  melodious. 

attenge,/.  (2a),  multitude,  crowd. 

aWenfd),  in.  (2  6),  man,  liuman  being. 

aJJenfdjettfuttt,  ra.  (1 6), human  under- 
standing. 

merfett,  to  notice. 

merftomrbig,  remarkable. 

aWcffcr,  n.  (la),  knife. 

faWetfjo'be,/.  (2  a),  method. 

mtrf),  me. 

3Wtcne,/.  (2  a),  expression,  air. 

aJltete,/.  (2  a),  hiring,  lease,  rent. 

mieten,  to  hire,  to  rent. 

a)ltctfotttrattf  m.  (16),  contract  of 
rental. 

aHittfjftrafje,/.  (2  a),  milky  way. 

tmittto'riftfj,  military. 

a)iUbef/.  clemency. 

taKitis',/.  (2  6),  militia. 

minbcr,  less. 

taKiitu'tc,/.  (26),  minute. 

atttfterfotg,  m.  (lb),  failure. 

wit,  with,  by;  together  with,  also, 
likewise. 

mtt'brutgctt,*  to  bring  along. 

aJZttburgcr,  m.  (la),  fellow-citizen. 

mitetttrtttbcr,  together. 

mifgebcn,*  to  give  some  one  some- 
thing to  take  along  with  him. 

mtt'gcljen,*  to  go  along  with. 

aJlttgltcb,  n.  (lc),  member. 

nutlcibtg,  compassionate. 

mtt'ncljmnt,*  to  take  along. 

mitfamt,  together  with. 

mtttfigltrf),  midday. 

aJitttngScffen,  n.  (la),  dinner. 

WUttaQ^cit,/.  (26),  dinner-time. 

SOlittt,/.  (2a),  middle. 


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233 


9Ritte(,  n.  (la),  means. 

aWttclgriifje,  /.  (2  a),  middling 
size. 

mitten,  in  the  midst ;  mitten  auf ,  in 
the  middle  of. 

2Wittcrnad)tf*/.  (16),  midnight. 

imttlcrmcUc,  in  the  meantime. 

3Rittmort),  m.  (16),  Wednesday. 

fmoblic'rcn,  to  furnish,  to  fit  up. 

SWobc,/.  (2a),  fashion. 

taHoimiotton',  /.  (2  6),  modulation. 

mbgcii,*  may,  can,  let. 

mijglid),  possible. 

tSRoment',  m.  (16),  moment. 

3Wontttf  m.  (16),  month. 

2Wonb,  m.  (16),  moon. 

SWoraft,*  m.  (16),  morass,  swamp. 

2Worb,  m.  (1  6),  murder. 

aWorbttierJjeug,  n.  (16),  instrument 
of  murder,  weapon. 

2Worgen,  in.  (1  a),  morning. 

morgen,  to-morrow,  in  the  morn- 
ing. 

miibc,  tired. 

9Rityc,  /.  (2  6),  pains,  trouble,  ex- 
ertion; bcr  2Hityc  toert,  worth 
while. 

mumi,  n.  or/.  (16),  toil. 

9)htnbf  m.  (16),  mouth. 

mi'tnben,  to  flow  into. 

mtinbluf),  orally. 

9Wiinbung,  /.  (2  6),  mouth  (of  a 
river). 

murmcln,  to  murmur. 

fSHufU',/.  (2  6),  music. 

9Ru£tel,  m.  (3),  muscle. 

2)lufecftunbe,  /•  (2  a),  leisurehour; 
— •3Jcfd)dfttgnngcnf  pursuits  of  leis- 
ure hours. 

mitffen,*  to  he  obliged ;  must. 

SMttt,  m.  (16),  courage. 

mutter,*/,  (la),  mother. 

in  it  t  mill  igcrtteifc,  wantonly. 

3)lutje,/.  (2a),  cap. 


91. 

naif),  to,  for,  by,  after,  according  to; 
nad)  nnb  narf>,  gradually. 

Wadjlmr,  in.  (3),  neighbor. 

itnrtiDciit,  after,  when. 

nrtrt)'bcnfcn,*  to  consider,  to  think  of. 

iHadjbrntf,  m.  (16),  vigor. 

iK«d)fommc,  m.  (2  a),  successor. 

9iadjfom»ncnfd)aft,  /.  (2  6),  posterity. 

nad)ma(3,  afterward. 

Wadjmittag,  in.  (16),  afternoon. 

nactjtmttagS,  in  the  afternoon. 

Wnd)rtd)tf/.  (2  6),  information. 

nndj'wfen,*  to  call  after. 

sJ(itrtnitiint,  in.  (16),  posthumous 
fame. 

m'irimc,  nearest,  closest,  next. 

Wruftt,*/.  (16),  night. 

MaM,f.  (2  a),  needle. 

WaQtl,*  m.  (la),  nail. 

nafjcUegenb,  neighboring. 

IWafjc,  /.  (2  a),  nearness,  neighbor- 
hood. 

naljeit,  to  sew. 

fnatti,  naive,  natural. 

Wamc,  m.  (2  a),  name. 

namenS,  by  name. 

naintmft,  well  known. 

it  a  in  l  id),  the  very  same,  identical, 
namely,  you  must  know. 

maw,  m.  (2  6),  fool. 

Wafc,/.  (2  a),  nose. 

Matnr,/.  (2  6),  nature. 

natiirttd),  natural. 

natnr(id)Cftt»cifcf  naturally. 

Sttebcl,  in.  (la),  mist. 

Wcbenmcnfd),  m.  (2  6),  fellow-being. 

ncfjmen,*  to  take. 

netn,  no. 

nennen,*  to  name,  to  call. 

tncrt»i)3'f  nervous. 

neu,  new ;  *on  nenrm,  anew. 

noun,  nine. 


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f  neutral',  neutral. 
nuf>t,  not ;  —  nteljr,  no  more. 
nicfjtS,  nothing. 
tttd)t3beftohJemger,     nevertheless, 

however, 
ntdjt^hmrbtg,  frivolous, 
nie,  never, 
ntcbcr,  down. 
nieber'feljen,  to  set  down,  to  appoint, 

to  institute. 
mebcrtriidjttg,  base,  mean. 
Wtebertrcidjttgfctt,/.  (2  6),  baseness. 
ntebrtg,  low,  vulgar. 
nicmal§,  never, 
ntentanb,  no  one. 

SKteprrmrf),*  m.  (1  6),  use,  usufruct. 
norfj,  still,  yet,  more,  besides;  nodj 

ttma§,  anything  more;  nod)  cin= 

mat,  once  more. 
nod)ma\§,  once  again. 
novblitf),  northern. 
SRorbfee,/.  (2  6),  North  Sea. 
9h»rbttnnb,  m.  (16),  north  wind, 
notbitrftig,  scantily. 
nbttg,    necessary,    needful ;     nbttg 

liaOcu,  stand  in  need  of. 
nbtigen,  to  force, 
nudjtern,  sober, 
nun,  now,  well,  why. 
nunme^r,  now,  by  this  time. 
nnr,  only,  simply, 
ttiifclidb  useful. 

©♦ 

ub,  whether,  if. 

ohtn,  above ;  bun  — ,  from  above, 
obenbrcut,  over  and  above. 
Dbcrtjuubt,*  n.  (lc),  head, 
©ber^err,  m.  (2  6),  supreme  lord, 
uberft,  uppermost, 
obgletd),  although. 
tOhyeW,  n.  (lb),  object. 
£>brtgfett,  /.  (26),  magistrates,  au- 
thorities, government. 


obrtgfettltdje  ^erfon,/.  (26),  magis- 
trate. 
Dbftgorten,*  in.  (la),  fruit-garden, 
bbc,  barren. 
uber,  or. 

uffcnbar,  evident,  open, 
bffcntlitf),  public,  openly, 
ijffncn,  to  open, 
oft,  often. 
ufync,  without. 
Dffv,  n.  (3),  ear. 
fDfonom',  m.  (26),  farmer. 
tDftu'be,/.  (2  a),  octave. 
Obfcr,  n.  (la),  sacrifice, 
orbcntltrfi,  orderly,  properly, 
©rbnung,/.  (2  6),  order. 
£>rt,*  m.  (lc),  place,  locality. 
£>rt,  in.  (1  6),  village,  town,  district. 


iJ- 


tyaav,  n.  (16),  pair;  cm  paav,  a  few, 

some. 
paten,  to  pack. 
ffia'Utot  (pronounce:  ^k'feto),  m. 

(gen.  -&,pl.  -%),  great  coat, 
f^artet',/.  (26),  party, 
^artctgetft,  m.  (lc),  party  spirit. 
f  ortcUittjfcit,/.  (2  6),  partiality. 
tyavttitout,/.  party  violence, 
baffen,  to  fit. 
fbafftontert',  passionate, 
f^afte'te,/.  (2  a),  pastry. 
ipattio'ttftf),  patriotic. 
Jiedjfdittwrj,  jet-black. 
petnlidj,  painful, 
f^erfon/,/.  (26),  person. 
$ctcr,  yttvn§,  m.  Peter, 
bfeifcn,*  to  blow,  to  whistle. 
$fetl,  m.  (16),  arrow,  dart,  shaft. 
$fei'b,  n.  (16),  horse. 
$flege,/.  (2  a),  attendance,  care, 
bflcgcn,  to  be  accustomed  to,  to  be 

wont,  to  be  used  to ;  fo  bflcgt  t§  $n 

geljen,  thus  it  generally  happens. 


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235 


$flict>t,/.  (2  6),  duty. 

t^fjotogrnMie',/.  (2  a),  photograph. 

TOfMfioonomie',/.  (2  a),  face. 

$iftole,/.  (2a),  pistol. 

$(<**,*  m.  (16),  place. 

pliJljltd),  suddenly. 

*J$iibc(,  m.  (la),  moh,  people. 

^olcn,  n.  (la),  Poland. 

f^omp,  m.  (1  6),  pomp. 

t&ofttuv,  positive. 

fpofftcr'Iie^,  ludicrous,  funny. 

iiSoftiUton',  m.  (16),  postillion. 

yriirtitifl,  splendid,  magnificent. 

fpraf'tifd),  practical,  useful. 

Jjratten,  to  strike. 

f^rartbent',  m.  (2  6),  president. 

preifen,*  to  praise;  gliitfttd)  ^reifen, 
to  call  one  happy. 

l»rei$'gebenf*  to  expose. 

J>rei3ttmrbtg,  praiseworthy. 

f$vin&ipaVr  m.  (1  6),  principal,  mas- 
ter. 

$robe,/.  (2a),  proof,  test. 

f  ^rogramm',  n.  (1  6),  programme. 

f^romcna'be,  /.  (2a),  promenade, 
walk. 

•fiJrotmty,/.  (2  6),  province. 

t$ro$cft\  m.  (1 6),  process,  suit, 
action. 

q?rngctr  m.  (la),  lash. 

^iilwer,  n.  (la),  powder. 

^urjclbaum,*  m.  (16),  somerset; 
etnett —  fdjlrtgcn,  to  make  a  somer- 
set. 


a 


qtter,  diagonally. 

{Rub,*  n.  (1  c),  wheel. 
SHange,/.  (2  a),  urchin,  rogue, 
raftf),  quick,  fast. 


rttfen,  to  rage. 

Mafcret,/.  (2  6),  madness. 

9int,*  m.  (1  6),  council,  advice. 

raten,*  to  advise. 

9icitfjau3,*  n.  (1  c),  town-hall,  court- 
house. 

9tat3r)crrf  m.  (2  6),  alderman,  sena- 
tor. 

9iaubr  7ri.  (la),  plunder. 

raufen,  ftd),  to  fight,  to  scuffle. 

rauttcn,  to  whisper. 

tJHcbcMott',  /.  (2  6),  rebellion, 

frebenifd),  rebellious. 

r crimen,  to  reckon,  to  count,  to  con- 
sider, to  do  arithmetic ;  Stt  — ,  to 
reckon  among,  to  admit. 

redjt,  right,  rightly,  very. 

9ted)t,  n.  (1  6),  right,  title ;  retfjt  fi> 
ben,  to  be  right. 

rcdjten,  to  be  at  law,  to  dispute. 

9ted)t3f)anbct,*  m.  (la),  law-case, 
law-suit. 

9ted)tdfrreit,  m.  (16),  legal  contest, 
action. 

9Jerf)tStag,  m.  (16),  day  of  trial. 

recfen,  to  lift. 

9tebe, /.  (2a),  speech,  conversation ; 
btc  Sicbe  fein,  to  be  the  question ; 
etne  sJlcbt  fatten,  to  make  a  speech. 

reben,  to  speak. 

rcbltd),  honest. 

SRcbner,  w.  (la),  speaker. 

Stebnertnnft,*  /.  (16),  oratorical 
tricks,  eloquence. 

9tcgcn,  m.  (la),  rain. 

fSiegtmcnt',  n.  (lc),  regiment. 

relet),  rich,  abounding  in. 

retdjen,  to  reach,  to  extend,  to  last. 

retf,  ripe. 

JRetfe,/.  (2  a),  journey,  travel,  trip. 

9tetfcgefrit)rte,  ra.  (2a),  fellow,  tra- 
veller. 

Melfegelb,  n.  (1  c),  money  for  travel- 
ling. 


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retfeit,  to  journey,  to  travel. 

retfjen,*  to  tear. 

rettett,*  to  ride,  to  go  on  horseback. 

ditittv,  m.  (la),  rider. 

JReityferb,  n.  (16),  saddle-horse. 

SRcitticr,  n.  (16),  animal  to  ride. 

retseitb,  charming. 

fiHepumr,/.  (2b),  republic. 

fSRetycft',  m.  (16),  respect. 

i-Siefultat',  n.  (16),  result. 

reumiitig,  repentant. 

9tf>ettt,  ra.  (16),  Rhine. 

rtdjtett,  to  raise,  direct;  erne  $rage 
—  <nt,  to  put  a  question  to. 

dlitt)ttv,  m.  (la),  judge;  tRtdjter  ber 
crftcn  3«ftan5,  judge  who  heard 
the  case  first. 

ndjterlttf),  judicial. 

rirfjtin.,  correctly. 

mtittf.  (2a),  crack. 

diod*m.  (16),  coat. 

toff,  coarse,  rude. 

JHofe,  n.  (16),  horse. 

Stijfjletn,  n.  (1  a),  little  horse. 

JRiitfen,  m.  (la),  back. 

rubern,  to  row. 

9htf,  m.  (16),  call,  rumor. 

rufen,*  to  call  on,  to  cry. 

9tuf>e,/.  (2  a),  quiet,  peace. 

rufjtg,  quiet,  calm. 

ritfjmen,  fid),  to  boast. 

9tumj>elfammer,  /.  (2  a),  lumber- 
room. 


o. 


<3adje,/.  (2a),  thing,  affair,  cause. 

fadjt,  gentle. 

©atfjberfjalt,  m.  (16),  state  of  a  case. 

©adjbertoalter,  m.  (la),  counsel. 

fagctt,  to  say,  to  tell. 

ftimtltd),  collective;    bie  famtlidjen, 

all  the. 
fanft,  soft,  gentle. 


©antt,  Saint,  St. 

©arg,*m.  (16),  coffin. 

tfarfa'ftifd),  sarcastic. 

battel,*  m.  (16),  saddle. 

©alj,*  m.  (16),  leap,  sentence. 

faugen,*  to  suck. 

<Saum,%  m.  (16),  hem. 

tSattSfatttOtt',/.  (26),  satisfaction. 

fSce'ne,/.  (2a),  scene. 

fdjabtg,  shabby. 

©djabc,*  m.  (2a),  damage,  injury. 

©djabet,  m.  (la),  head. 

fdjabcn,  to  harm. 

©djabenerfali,  m.  (16),  indemnity; 
urn  —  fin  flat,  to  claim  indemnity. 

SdjabuiSfjaltttttg,/.  (26),  indemnifi- 
cation. 

fdjalffjitft,  archly,  roguish. 

©djanbe,/.  (2  a),  disgrace. 

fdjarf,  sharp,  sharply. 

Sdjattett,  m.  (la),  shadow,  soul. 

fdjattig,  shady. 

fdjauett,  to  look  at. 

©djaufettfter,  n.  (la),  show  window. 

©djere,/.  (2a),  scissors. 

©djetbe,/.  (2a),  disk. 

fdjetnen,*  to  shine,  to  seem. 

©djeitel,  m.  (la),  vertex,  head. 

©djettJe,  f.  (2a),  public  house,  tav- 
ern. 

©djenfel,  m.  (la),  leg. 

©djerj,  m.  (16),  joke. 

fdjttfen,  to  send. 

frinrfltcl),  proper,  fit. 

fdjtef,  oblique,  slanting. 

fdjtefecn,*  to  shoot. 

©djtff atftt,  /.  (26),  navigation. 

t©d)ifa'nc,/.  (2  a),  trick. 

fdjitbern,  to  describe. 

©djtmpf,  m.  (16),  ignominy,  dis- 
honor ;  abusive  language. 

©djtrm,  m.  (1 6),  shade. 

©djladjt,/.  (2  6),  battle. 

©djladjtgefang,*  ra.  (1 6),  battle-cry. 


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Sdjfaf,  to.  (1  6),  sleep. 

fd)fagcnf*  to  beat,  to  strike ;  ein  9Jab 

frti l a i-jcit ,    to   turn   a  somersault; 

SBurjcl  fri)lagcM,  to  take  root. 
frtilcriit,  poor,  poorly, 
f^tctr^cn,*  to  creep. 
©rf>lewe,/.  (2  a),  train. 
<Scfjer$f  to.  (1  6),  joke. 
frtiltditcu,  to  put  down. 
ffQliegltdj,  finally. 
©dlOiffet,  to.  (1  a),  key. 
fdjmeefeit,  to  taste. 
<Sdjmeirf>elet,/.  (2  6),  flattery, 
fdjmdsett,*  to  melt. 
Sdntee,  m.  (1  6),  snow. 
Srtjttcibor,  m.  (1  a),  tailor, 
fdjnell,  swift,  quick,  quickly. 
©d)mtt,  m.  (16),  cut. 
fdjott,  already,  so  early  as,  indeed, 

no  doubt. 
Won,    beautiful,    handsome,    fine, 

fair, 
©rijime,/.  (2  a),  beauty,  fair  one. 
fdjityfen,  to  draw,  to  get. 
Sdjranf,*  m.  (1  6),  closet, 
fdjrecfen,*  to  frighten, 
fdjrctbett,*  to  write, 
©djretbftunbe,/.  (2  a),  writing-lesson, 
©djrcibttfd),  m.  (1  6),  writing-table, 

study-table. 
fd>rcienf*  to  cry. 
fdjrctten,*  to  stride,  to  walk, 
©dniljflttfer,  to.  (la),  cobbler. 
6d>ulb, /.  (2  6),  fault,  guilt;  tcQ  bin 

@d)ulb  baran,  it  is  my  fault ;  ©ctjutb 

tyoben,  <Sd)ulb  fein,  to  be  in  fault, 
frfjulbig,  guilty,  indebted,  owing. 
Sdjiilc,/.  (2  a),  school. 
Sdjitler,  to.  (la),  pupil,  student. 
SrfjuUeljrer,  m.  (la),  school  teacher. 
S^tilmctftcr,  m.  (1  a),  school  master, 
fdjutyfliditig,     obliged     to     attend 

school.  [tendent. 

Bttfultat,*  m.  (16),  school  superin- 


<&$uUaQ,  m.  (1  6),  school  day. 

©dnift,*  m.  (1 6),  shot. 

©djuftcr,  m.  (la),  cobbler,  shoe- 
maker. 

©djufteralflc,/.  (2  a),  awl. 

fdjittteln,  to  shake. 

<Sd>u<$,  to.  (16),  protection. 

@djut?gottf*  m.  (1  c),  protecting  god, 
protector. 

®(i)ut$patvonr  m.  (16),  patron  saint. 

<Sd)iUjbertt>anbte,  to.  (2  a),  stranger 
standing  under  protection  of, 
protege. 

frfjtoad),  weak. 

fdjtoanfett,  to  stagger. 

®$toanz,*  m.  (16),  tail. 

fdjhjaljctt,  to  talk,  to  prate. 

fdjfoetgen,*  to  be  silent,  to  cease  to 
speak. 

©rfiwcutebraten,  m.  (la),  roast  pork. 

frfjtucr,  difficult,  grievously. 

©rfjtotengfett,/.  (26),  difficulty. 

fdjltrimmett,*  to  swim. 

Sd)tt>inbelgetft,  m.  (lc),  madness, 
humbug. 

fdjttml,  sultry. 

fed|3f  six. 

©ecfufte,/.  (2a),  seashore. 

©eele,/.  (2  a),  soul. 

Seclforger,  m.  (la),  pastor, minister. 

fcJjett,*  to  see. 

feljr,  very,  very  much. 

fein,*  to  be. 

fettt,  his,  its. 

\t\t,  since. 

(©cite,  /.  (2a),  side;  auf  bcr  cincn 
Scitc,  on  the  one  hand;  ouf  bcr 
nnberen  Scttc,  on  the  other  hand. 

Seitcnblttf,  m.  (16),  side  glance. 

fciten$,  on  the  part  of. 

felbe,  same. 

fclber,  self;  myself,  himself,  her- 
self, themselves,  yourself,  etc. 

felbft,  self ;  even. 


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fetten,  rare. 

feftfam,  singular,  strange. 

fengen,  to  scorch. 

fe*?cn,  to  place,  to  put,  to  spring,  to 
leap ;  fid)  — ,  to  sit  down,  to  seat 
one's  self. 

fid),  himself,  herself,  itself,  them- 
selves; an  ftdj,  in  itself. 

ftd)er,  safe,  sure,  securely. 

©td)erbett,  /.  (2  6),  security. 

ftdjtbar,  perceptible,  evident. 

fte,  she,  they;  ©te,  you. 

fteben,  seven. 

f  Signal',  n.  (16),  signal. 

filbern,  silver. 

ftfbertoetf?,  silver  white. 

tftm'bel,  simple,  stupid. 

fin  gen,*  to  sing. 

fhtten,*  to  sink. 

©inn,  m.  (16),  sense,  mind. 

©ttte,/.  (2a),  custom. 

ftttfam,  properly. 

t©itnatton',/.  (26),  situation. 

fHjen,*  to  sit,  to  be  (in  school),  to 
fit. 

©ttjen,  n.  (la),  fit  (of  clothes). 

©Hjnng,/.  (26),  session,  sitting. 

fo,  so,  then. 

folmlb,  as  soon  as. 

fofort,  at  once. 

fogar,  even. 

fog(eid),  at  once,  straightway. 

©o(ntf*  m.  (16),  son. 

fold),  such. 

fottcn,  shall;  ought;  folltc,  would; 
man  foUte  ntcincn,  one  would 
think. 

©ontmer,  m.  (la),  summer. 

©ommertag,  m.  (16),  summer  day. 

fonber,  without. 

fonbcrbar,  strange. 

fonbern,  but. 

©onnabenb,  m.  (16),  Saturday. 

©onne,/.  (2  a),  sun. 


©onnenanfgrtng,*  m.  (16),  sunrise. 
©onnenf)i<?e,/.  (2  a), heat  of  the  sun. 
©imnennntergang,*  m.  (16),  sunset. 
©mtntag,  m.  (16),  Sunday, 
fonft,  else,  besides,  at  other  times. 
©oMtedjen,  n.  (la),  little  Sophy, 
forgen,  to  look  after;  bafiir  — ,  to 

see  to  it. 
fabiel,  so  much, 
©bartaner,  m.  (la),  Spartan. 
©bafj,*m.  (16),  joke. 
fbaften,  to  joke. 
f^aPaft,  witty, 
fjwt,  late;  bte  fbfitefte  SJadjfommen* 

fdjait,  the  remotest  posterity, 
tftmste'ren,    or    fb«5tercn'gef)en,  to 

take  a  walk. 
©JW5ter'gtutg,*  m.  (16),  walk, 
f&etfen,  to  dine, 
©biegel,  m.  (1  a),  mirror. 
<&pitl,  n.  (16),  play,  game, 
fbtelen,  to  play. 
<&pitf},  m.  (lb),  spear,  lance. 
<3pii$t,f.  (2  a),  point,  top. 
tyttjftnbtg,  subtle, 
©boren,  pi.  spurs. 
<Spott,  m.  (1  6),  derision,  scorn, 
©bmdje,/.  (2  a),  language, 
fbredjen,*  to  speak,  to  talk, 
fbrtngen,*  to  spring. 
©broffe,/.(2a),  step. 
©brnd),*m.  (16), sentence, formula, 
©brnng,*  m.  (16),  leap. 
©t>ur,/.  (2  6),  track,  trail. 
©r.  ==  fetner,  his. 
©toat,  m.  (3),  state. 
©taat^faffe,  /.  (2  a) ,  public  treasury, 
©tflbt,*/.  (16),  city, 
©tttbtlcben,  *.  (la),  city-life, 
©tabtrtdftcr,  m.  (la),  city-judge. 
<StaU,*m.  (16),  stable. 
ftammig,  robust, 
ftarf,  strong;    cine  ftarfe  9Retle,  a 

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Gtrirfc,  /.  (2  a),  sfcrength. 

ftnrrcn,  to  stare. 

ftatt,  instead  of. 

ftott'ftnben,*  to  take  place. 

ftattUdj,  fine,  noble. 

Stnube/.  (2  a),  shrub. 

ftetfcn,*  to  stick,  to  put. 

ftefjcn  *  to  stand. 

ftctgcn,*    to    rise,   to    mount;    font 

^ferbe  ftetgen,  to  alight  from  one's 

horse,  to  dismount, 
©tent,  m.  (14),  stone,  flint. 
©teUc,/.  (2a),  place,  spot, 
ftellcn,  to  put,  to  station ;  fitter  ftct= 

len,  to  secure ;  fid)  ftetlen,  to  put 

one's  self. 
©tcflnng,/.  (26),  position, 
fterben,*  to  die. 
©tent,  m.  (16),  star, 
©tcrnblumc,/.  (2  a),  star  flower. 
ftet3,  always. 

©teuer,/.  (2a),  contribution. 
(Helen,*  to  fly  out. 
©ttflc,    /.    (2  a),     stillness,     quiet, 

silence. 
©tiUfd)tt>ctgen,  n.  (la),  silence, 
©ttmme,/.  (2a),  voice. 
(tola,  proud ;  <wf  ettoa$  ftot$  fein,  to 

be  proud  of 
ftiireu,  to  disturb. 
®to%*m.  (16),  blow, 
©trnfc,/.  (2a),  punishment. 
StraW,  m.  (3),  ray. 
©traljlenfranj,    m.    (16),  crown  of 

rays, 
©trnfje,/.  (2a),  street. 
©trand),*  m.  (1  c),  bush, 
ftretdjeht,  to  stroke. 
©trett,  m.  (16),  contest,  strife,  dis- 
pute, 
ftreiten,*  to  contend,  to  dispute,  to 

wrangle, 
ftrettig,     disputing,     questionable ; 

mcitiii  madint,  to  dispute  about. 


©treittgfett,  /.  (2  6),  dispute. 
ftrenge,    severe,     rigorous,      strict, 

strong,  intense. 
ftriegeut,  to  curry, 
©tnbentln'tr, /.  (26),  parlor  door. 
Sti'ttf,  n.  (16),  piece,  fragment. 
t©tn'bic,/.  (2  a),  study, 
©tufc,/.  (2  a),  step,  terrace, 
ftnmbf,  dull, 
©tnnbe,  /.   (2  a),  hour,  lesson ;  nun 

©tunb'  an,  from  that  moment, 
ftnnbcnlang,  for  hours, 
ftitrmifdj,  sjormy. 
ftnrjcn,  fid),  to  rush. 
ftiti*cit P  to  crop  (the  ears) ;  to  start, 

to  be  startled. 
ffufttU',  subtle. 

fit  die  it,  to  seek,  to  search,  to  try. 
©umtof,*  m.  (16),  slough,  bog. 
fnmUftg,  marshy, 
©tutbe,/.  (2  a),  sin. 


tabeln,  to  blame,  to  find  fault  with. 

Sofel,/.  (2  a),  table,  slate. 

Sag,  m.  (1 6 ) ,  day ;  einc3  SageS,  one 
day;  ben  iicben  langen  Sag,  the 
whole  livelong  day. 

£age3anbrnd),*  m.  (16),  daybreak. 

Sannc,/.  (2  a),  fir-tree. 

Safdje,/.  (2  a),  pocket. 

tanb,  deaf. 

tanfdjen,  to  exchange. 

taufenb,  thousand;  taufenb  nnb  aber 
taufenb,  thousands  upon  thou- 
sands. 

Xanwinb,  m.  (16),  thaw-wind. 

Sett,  m.  (16),  part,  party. 

teUcn,  to  share. 

Setlnatjmc,/.  (2a),  interest. 

teUnelimeub,  participating,  sympa- 
thizing. 

£empel,  m.  (la),  temple. 


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Seufet,  m.  (la),  devil,  imp. 
SeufeBbrateit,  m.  (la),  devils  roast, 

imp. 
Scaler,  m.  (la),  German  coin,  75 

cents. 
%W,f.  (2  6),  deed. 
Sljor,  n.  (16),  gate. 
Sfjorljeit,  /.  (2  6),  foolishness. 
Stymftett,    n.    Thracia,    Thrace,    a 

province  in  Greece. 
Styrmt,  m.  (16),  throne. 
ttfun,*  to  do,  to  make,  to  put,  to  act. 
Sfjitr,/.  (2  6),  door. 
ttef,  deep. 

Ster,  n.  (16),  animal. 
Sifdj,  ?n.  (16),  table. 
£itct,  m.  (1  a),  title,  name. 
Softer,*/,  (la),  daughter. 
Sobe^fdjtaf,     w.     (16),    death-like 

sleep. 
iobmitbe,  tired  to  death, 
toll,  mad. 

%on*  m.  (1  6),  sound,  tone, 
timen,  to  sound. 
£orte,/.  (2  a),  tart,  cake. 
toten,  to  kill. 

trageit,*  to  carry,  to  take,  to  wear. 
trSumett,  to  dream, 
treffett,*  to  hit,  to  strike,  to  find,  to 

light  on  ;  ftrf)  — ,  to  happen, 
iretbeit,*  to  carry  on,  to  carry,  to  do. 
SIreiber,  m.  (la),  driver, 
treu,  true. 

trcufjcrjtg,  true-hearted,  candid. 
ttrtumMie'ren,  to  triumph. 
trol|,  in  spite  of,  notwithstanding, 
trofcbcm,  nevertheless,  although, 
troijtg,  defiant,  insolent. 
tritbc,  dull,  dim,  sad. 
tii(t)ttg,  strong,  sound,  violent. 
£«rmf*  m.  (1  6),  tower. 
Sitrmfpttje,/.  (2  a),  top  of  a  tower. 


It 

itbett,  to  exercise,  to  administer, 
itber,  over,  on,  about,  of,  at,  across. 
itber'beljaltett,*  to  have  left. 
itberbrmgen,*  to  deliver,  to  carry, 
ttberffuf?,*  m.  (16),  plenty;  sum  —> 

superfluously. 
itber'gebctt,*  to  change  to. 
itbertjaubt,  altogether,  at  all. 
itbcrfjotctt,  to  overtake, 
ubcrialjctt,*  to  leave,  to  give  up. 
itocrlcgcnfjcit,/.  (2  6),  superiority, 
tibernadjtett,  to  pass  the  night, 
uberraftfjcn,  to  surprise. 
Ubcrrafdjmtg,/.  (2  6),  surprise, 
i'tbcrrebett,  to  persuade ;  ftrf)  —  laffen, 

to  be  persuaded. 
itberfetjen,  to  translate. 
iibertreffen,*  fid)  felbft  — ,  to  surpass 

one's  self. 
uberborteUcn,  to  defraud, 
iibcr^cugctt,  to  convince, 
i'tbrtg,  left,  over,  remaining,  other; 

itbrtg  bletbett,  to  remain ;  tm  itbrt* 

gen,  as  for  the  rest. 
ttfer,  n.  (1  a),  shore,  bank. 
Ufjr,/.  (2  6),  clock,  hour;  o'clock, 
urn,  about,  for;  urn  5»tr  in  order  to; 

um  fo  tringer,  so  much  longer, 
um'breben,  to  turn  over, 
ttmfrtng,*  m.  (1  6),  compass, 
umgebett,*  to  surround, 
ttmgebung,/.  (2  6),  surroundings, 
umljer,  around,  about, 
umfjer'btttfcn,  to  look  about, 
umljitt,  not  otherwise  but;  id)  lann 

ntdjt  muffin,  I  cannot  (choose)  but 

(do). 
uoffibpett,  to  capsize. 
umftammmt,  to  gripe,  to  clasp, 
um'fetyen,*  fid)  —  nad),  to  look  about 

for. 
Mmfonft,  for  nothing,  in  vain. 


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tttnftanb,*  m.  (1  6)  circumstance. 

ttm'fttmmcit,  to  bring  round. 

umtanjcn,  to  dance  round. 

unau3lofd)Urf|f  irrepressible. 

unbtinbtg,  ungovernable,  unruly. 

unbcbcutcnb,  insignificant. 

unbcfugt,  unautborized. 

unbcfummcrt,  heedless. 

unbcqucm,  uncomfortable. 

unbcfdfafttgt,  unemployed. 

uubcfrfirctMt^,  indescribable, 

uitbeftcdjUd),  unbribable. 

unbtUtg,  unfair,  unjust. 

«nb,  and. 

Unburdjfidjttgfctt,  /.  (2  6),  opaque- 
ness. 

aitent&efirlid),  indispensable. 

uitentgcltUdj,  free  of  charge. 

uttcrbittUdj,  relentless. 

ttJtcrf|iJrtr  unheard  of. 

itttertragltdj,  unendurable. 

unertoartet,  unexpected. 

unfreunbltd),  unfriendly. 

ttitfug,  m.  (lb),  mischief. 

ttngebulb,/.,  impatience. 

mtgebulbtg,  impatient. 

Mitgefoljr,  about. 

ttitgegrtutbct,  unfounded. 

ungcljciter,  vast,  enormous,  terrible. 

Ungcffeiter,  n.  (la),  monster. 

ttngclcgcnljcit,  /.  (2  6),  unpleasant- 
ness, trouble. 

uitgcrcctjt,  unjust. 

ungerctmt,  absurd,  preposterous. 

ttitgcrcimtfjett,/.  (2  6),  absurdity. 

wngefdjirft,  unskilful,  awkward. 

ungcfttjla^t,  rude. 

uugcttuf?,  uncertain,  ambiguous. 

uitgnoufjnlirf),  unusual,  extraordi- 
nary. 

ungfaiiMid},  incredible. 

Hiighirt,  n.  (16),  misfortune. 

uttgUitflicfjcrttJcifc,  unluckily. 

ungunftig,  unfavorable. 


UnljcU,    n.    (16),     calamity,     mis- 
chief. 

mtliuflirt),  impolite,  discourteous. 

untetbHdj,  intolerable. 

itnmenfglid},  inhuman. 

uumtttctbar,  direct. 

uitmbgliri),  impossible. 

Itnorbnuitg,/.  (2  6),  disorder. 

uiucrfH,  wrong,  false,  unjust. 

Unretyt,  n.  (16),  injustice;  unrest 
fynbcn,  to  be  in  the  wrong. 

Uimt^e,/.  (2a),  disquiet. 

utmtljtg,  restless. 

unfdubcr,  unclean. 

uitfdjulbig,  innocent. 

uttfcr,  -c,  -8,  our. 

unftmttg,  absurd,  irrational. 

untcit,  below,  at  the  bottom. 

uttter,  under,  among. 

ttttterbredjen,*  to  interrupt,  to  break 
up. 

utttcrbcffcit,  in  the  meantime,  mean- 
while. 

untcrbrurfcn,  to  oppress. 

wntere,  lower. 

unterfjalten,*  to  entertain. 

ttnterljaltmtg,   /.    (2  6),    entertain- 
ment, conversation. 

unternefjmenb,  enterprising. 

utttcmdjten,  to  teach. 

untcrfc^t,  sturdy. 

uuterft,  lowest. 

uttterftcfjctt,*  fid),  to  venture,  to  pre- 
sume. 

mttcrfudjctt,  to  inquire  into. 

Utttcrrffnn,  m.  (3),  dependent,  sub- 
ject. 

Untfjat,/.  (2  6),  misdeed. 

uttbcrmerft,  insensibly,  unawares. 

Unwcrfrtjiimrlicit,  /.  (2  6),  insolence, 
effrontery. 

Unbcrftattb,  m,  (1  6),  indiscretion. 

Hiuuu-frtUhrt),  unintentional. 

tnttoett,  not  far  from. 


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mttotlttg,  indignantly,  angrily. 
Wtgiltig,  countless. 
ltrfad)e,/.  (2  a),  cause. 
Itrfprung,*  m.  (16),  origin. 
Itrtctl,  n.  (1 6),  judgment,  sentence. 

5Bater,*m.  (la),  father. 

ucrrtrfjtlicf),  contemptible. 

2Serad)tmtg,/.  (2  6),  scorn. 

Uerfcergen,*  to  hide. 

berbammen,  to  condemn;  berbammt, 
damned. 

fcerbcnfen,*  to  take  amiss,  to  find 
fault  with. 

Uerbteneit,  to  merit,  to  deserve,  to 
be  worthy. 

SBerbteuft,  n.  (16),  merit. 

toerbienftUoU,  well  deserving. 

toerbrtefeHd),  ill-humored.       [parch. 

fcerburftett,  to  perish  with  thirst;  to 

fcerbuijt,  puzzled. 

toerefjrctt,  to  revere. 

uereuttgen,  to  join. 

toerf alien,*  to  fall  in. 

SBerfaffung,/.  (2  6),  constitution,  go- 
vernment. 

toerfcrtigen,  to  make. 

SBcrfinftcrung, /.  (2  6),  darkness. 

fcerfttegen,*  to  flyaway. 

tierfolgcit,  to  pursue. 

tocrgtntgen,  past. 

a?evg<utgenf)ett,/.  (2  6),  the  past. 

Ucrgeben^,  in  vain. 

ucrgetten,*  to  requite ;  ®ott  tiergclte 
t§  !    God  reward  for  it ! 

toevgeffen,*  to  forget. 

uergtefeen,*  to  shed. 

2$ergletdj,  m.  (1  6),  agreement. 

l»ergletd)en,*  to  compare. 

SBergttiigen,  n.  (la),  pleasure. 

aSergniiguttg^reifc, /.  (2a),  pleasure 
trip. 


tjergiiteit,  to  recompense,  to  refund. 

SBer^altittS,  n.  (16),  relation. 

fcerfjelfcn,*  to  help,  to  get. 

ticrfjinbrnt,  to  prevent. 

$Berf)iitmtg,/.  (26),  prevention. 

Uerfattfen,  to  sell. 

Uertttityfen,  to  connect. 

Uerfitrjeit,  to  shorten,  to  abbreviate. 

ucrfaugen,  to  desire,  to  demand. 

tierlaffcn,*  fid)  —  cmf,  to  rely  upon. 

tjeHaufen,*  fid),  to  run  away. 

Derlefccn,  to  spend  time. 

toerlegen,  embarrassed. 

3Scrkgenf)ctt,/.  (2  6),  perplexity. 

bevUMen,  to  violate. 

toerUereit,*  to  lose,  to  waste. 

bermchtcn,  to  believe,  to  suppose. 

tjcrntctttttid),  supposed,  pretended. 

toermtetcn,  to  let,  to  rent,  to  hire  out. 

akrmteter,  ra.  (la),  renter,  letter. 

SBerttttetmtg,/.  (2  6),  rental,  letting. 

SBermtttbcrung,/.  (2  6),  lessening,  di- 
minution. 

ticrmogc,  by  virtue  of. 

toermogen,*  to  be  able,  can. 

tierttcfjmctt,*  to  hear;  fid)  —  faffen, 
to  make  one's  self  heard. 

Hcrneincn,  to  answer  in  the  nega- 
tive. 

toerntittfttg,  wise. 

tocrpflegcn,  to  take  care  of. 

ttervfftrfjten,  to  oblige. 

tjcrrrttcit,*  to  betray. 

Ucrfrtgcn,  to  refuse. 

t»erfammetn,  fid),  to  assemble. 

SBerfammlnttg, /.  (26),  assembly. 

tierfdjaffen,  to  procure,  to  furnish. 

ucrfrijicbcu,  various. 

tocrfd)ief?ctt,*  to  shoot  away. 

toerfdjitaufen,  to  stop  for  breath. 

tterfefjen,*  to  provide  with. 

ucrfc^cn,  to  reply. 

Ucrfidjern,  to  assure,  to  aver,  to  as- 
sert ;  fid)  — ,  to  make  sure  of. 


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berfbrcdjcn,*  to  promise. 

ucrftiinbig,  reasonable,  sensible. 

tjcrfhinbltrl),  intelligible. 

Jjcrftfirfen,  to  strengthen. 

toerfterfcn,  to  hide ;  SBerftecfen  fjnelett, 
to  play  at  bide  and  seek. 

Ucrftctft,  covert,  hidden. 

ucrftcljcn,*  to  understand;  ba3  bcr« 
fteljt  fid),  that  is  understood. 

$cvfudj,  m.  (1  b),  attempt. 

t»erfud)en,  to  tiy,  to  attempt. 

bertaufdjcn,  to  exchange. 

ajertetbtgmtg,/.  (2b),  defence. 

Scrtraucn,  n.  (la),  confidence. 

berurfaebett,  to  cause. 

^eritrtetluttg,/.  (24),  sentence,  ver- 
dict. 

Scrtoalter,  m.  (la),  magistrate. 

berhmnbcui,  to  transform. 

bertoorrcH,  confused. 

ttcrjcttjen,*  to  pardon,  to  forgive. 

SSerseiljiutfl,/.  (2b),  pardon. 

berjicljett,  to  distort;  bad  9W<tul  — , 
to  make  a  wry  mouth. 

biel,  much,  many. 

BieUeiebt,  perhaps. 

bier,  four. 

bterbunbert,  four  hundred. 

tJtcrfturfig,  four-storied. 

Uicrte,  fourth. 

2<icrtcf,  n.  (la),  quarter. 

Siertclelle,  /.  (2  a),  quarter  of  a 
yard. 

93ogd,*m.  (la),  bird. 

Solf,*  n.  (lc),  people. 

BltUtttt,  n.  (la),  company,  small 
people. 

boll,  full. 

bollenbett,  to  finish. 

bolter,  full  of. 

biJUtg,  wholly. 

butt,  from,  of,  by,  about. 

bor,  before,  with. 

borou*,   in  advance;  etWoS  bor  je- 


manbcm  boraud  b«ben,  to  have  an 
advantage  over  one. 

twtauS'besaijltn,  to  pay  In  advance. 

borauS'geben,*  to  go  before,  to  pre- 
cede. 

SBorau3fc*?ung,  /.  (2b),  presupposi- 
tion. 

borbct'fabrcn,*  to  drive  past. 

oorbct'fltcfjeit,*  to  flow  by. 

oor'berettcn,  fief),  to  prepare. 

SJorbcrcttung,/.  (26),  preparation. 

SBorbcrettunflSfdntle,  /.  (2 a),  prepa- 
ratory school. 

Oor'brutgen,*  to  bring  forward,  to 
put  forth,  to  plead. 

SBorcttent,  pi.  ancestors,  forefathers. 

bor'ftnbett,*  to  find. 

Sorgang,*  m.  (lb),  proceedings, 
process. 

borgefelft,  superior,  higher. 

borfianbcn,  existing. 

uorfyer,  before,  previously. 

bortg,  last. 

bor'fommcit,*  to  seem,  to  come  on 
for  discussion. 

bor'liegen,*  to  be  under  considera- 
tion ;  bcr  borltcgenbe  ftaU,  the  pre- 
sent case. 

bormaltg,  former. 

bormtttag£,  in  the  morning. 

uoritclint,  noble,  aristocratic. 

BmtpUtH,*  m.  (1  b),  porch,  vestibule. 

SBorrebe,  /.  (2  a),  preamble,  intro- 
duction. 

JBorfrfjctn,  m.  (lb),  appearance;  &um 
—  to  imttcn,  to  appear. 

i*orfd)(ag,*  m.  (lb),  suggestion, 
motion,  proposal. 

oor'fd)lagctt,*  to  propose,  to  pre- 
sent. 

Sorfibrtft,/.  (2  b),  copy. 

SBorfbtel, n.  (lb),  prelude,  introduc- 
tion. 

oorftefjenb,  prominent. 


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mjr'ftetfcit,  to  represent;   ftdj  — >  to 

imagine. 
fBovttii,  m.  (16),  advantage. 
$Bortrag,*m.  (lb),  address,  lecture, 
vurtrcffltrf),  excellent,  capital. 
2?ortreffttdjfctt, /.  (2  6),  superiority 
boritber,  past. 
borjitgltdj,  excellent. 

aSadje,/.  (2 o),  watch;  —fatten,*  to 
keep  watch. 

fcmd)fen,*  to  grow. 

2Bad)te«atttpff*  m.  (16),  quail-fight. 

umflCH,  to  venture. 

SBagen,  m.  (la),  carriage. 

toftfjlen,  to  choose. 

toafyv,  true. 

tarffjrettb,  during,  while. 

2Baf>rf>ett,/.  (2  6),  truth. 

luafjrttrij,  truly,  verily,  surely. 

ttwIjr'neJjmcn,*  to  perceive. 

2Balb,*m.  (lc),  wood. 

28anberer,  m.  (la),  wanderer,  tra- 
veller. 

SBange,/.  (2a),  cheek. 

toann,  when. 

aBormc,/.  (2a),  heat. 

hmrtett,  to  wait,  to  await;.  —  auf,  to 
wait  for. 

hxmtm,  why. 

toa§,  what,  which,  whoever;  tva§ 
fur  cm  (cine),  what  kind  of. 

2Baffer,  n.  (la),  water. 

2Bafferljufjn,*  n.  (lc),  water-fowl. 

toeber  .  .  .  nodj,  neither  .  .  .  nor. 

2Beg,  m.  (16),  way,  road. 

iwegen,  on  account  of,  hecause  of, 
relating  to. 

hieg'iaufen,*  to  run  off. 

loeg'fcljmelsen,*  to  melt  away. 

ttJcfjcn,  to  blow,  to  stir. 

SBctfc,  n.  (lc),  woman. 


tt>cie^ewf*  to  give  way ;  mrfjt  bott  ber 
©telle  toeirfjett,  not  to  move  an  inch. 

toetgerit,  fid),  to  be  unwilling,  to  re- 
fuse. 

tveii,  because,  since. 

2Bette,  /.  (2  a),  while. 

metfe,  wise. 

SBetfe, /.  (2  a),  way,  manner. 

hietfen,*  to  show,  to  teach. 

23Bet^ett,/.  (2  6),  wisdom. 

toetft,  white. 

h>ett,  far. 

toetter,  further;  go  on!  uub  fo  — , 
and  so  forth. 

h>etter'fbrtngen,*  to  spring  away. 

2BeWattftgtett,  /.  (2  6),  vast  extent, 
difficulty. 

toetdjer,  -e,  -t§,  what,  which,  who. 

Belt,/.  (2  6),  world. 

h>ettbefannt,  known  over  the  world, 
notorious. 

h»emf  to  whom. 

toeit,  whom. 

toenben,*  fid),  to  turn. 

SBettbuttg,/.  (2  6),  turn. 

toeing,  little,  few ;  tin  — ,  a  little. 

ttiemger,  less. 

n>emgfte  (ber,  i)ie,  t>a§),  the  least. 

toentgftcn^,  at  least. 

ttJcnn,  when,  if. 

h>er,  who. 

twerben,*  to  become,  to  get,  to  be. 

toerfen,*  to  throw,  to  cast. 

2Berf,  ».  (1 6),  work. 

SBcrfjcug,  n.  (1 6),  instrument,  tool. 

tout,  worth,  worthy. 

toeSfycttb,  why?  for  what  reason. 

toeft,  toeffett,  genitive  of  toer  and  of 
tt>a§. 

2Better,  n.  (la),  weather. 

foettew,  to  storm. 

mid)  tin,  important. 

SBtdjttgfett,/.  (2  6),  importance. 

to>iberf  against. 


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245 


SBtbembe,/.  (2  a),  contradiction. 

aStberfadjcr,  m.  (la),  opponent. 

aBtbcrtyrud),*  m.  (1  6),  contradiction. 

23Jtbcrfprudj3gcift,  mi.  (lc),  spirit  of 
opposition. 

ttnbcrftcfien,*  to  resist. 

tt»ie,  how,  as,  like,  as  if;  tone  aitd>, 
however. 

toiebcr,  again,  once  more;  totebcr 
gut  mitdjctt,  to  make  amends. 

micbcr'bruigcn,  *  to  bring  back. 

micbcrJjcr'ftcttcit,  to  restore. 

aBteberberftcUtmg,  /.  (2  6),  restora- 
tion, re-establishment. 

uncbcrfjolen,  to  repeat. 

mieberfiolt,  repeatedly,  often. 

hncberum,  again. 

aBtege,/.  (2  a),  cradle. 

tenement,  to  whinney. 

SBtefe,/.  (2  a),  meadow. 

luicuicl,  how  much. 

toietoobf,  although. 

hulb,  wild. 

2Bttte,  m.  (2  a),  will ;  urn  .  .  i  totttett, 
for  the  sake  of. 

miUifl,  willingly. 

ttulltg  fttmmen,  to  make  somebody 
willing. 

aBiUfur,/.  (2  6),  arbitrariness. 

SButb,  m.  (16),  wind. 

SBinbljunb,  m.  (16),  grayhound. 

ttmtbtg,  windy. 

SBinbfbict,  n.  (16),  Italian  gray- 
hound. 

3Binbftofj,*  m.  (16),  squall. 

SBtittcr,  m.  (la),  winter. 

toir,  we. 

nnrfett  auf,  influence. 

ttnrtlidj,  real,  really. 

aBtrfung,/.  (2  6),  effect. 

3Birt§l)au§r*  w.  (lc),  inn,  hotel. 

ttriffen,*  to  know. 

aBttterungStoetfjfel,  m.  (la),  change 
of  weather. 


2Btth»e,/.  (2  a),  widow. 

too,  where,  when. 

2Bod>e,/.   (2a),  week. 

aBodjeittag,  m.  (16),  week-day. 

tooburd),  by  what  means. 

toofmt,  provided. 

toogcgen,  against  what. 

looker,  whence,  from  what  place. 

tootyttt,  whither,  where. 

toofjutctn,  into  what. 

ivotft,  well,  indeed,  certainly;  nun 
toot>l,  well  then,  see  p.  196,  §  64. 

aBoblfa&rt,/.  (2  6),  welfare. 

uuililfi-ii,  cheap,  easily. 

toofflgenfifjrt,  well-fed. 

toofjigetljatt,  well-done. 

tooljUjabcnb,  prosperous. 

tuoljtucrbtcitt,  well  deserved. 

njofjneit,  to  live;  innc  tootynen,  to  re- 
side in. 

2Bobnftube,  /.  (2  a),  sitting-room, 
parlor. 

2Bofnt5tmmer,  n.  (la),  parlor. 

aSolbcgf,  a  town  in  Mecklenburg- 
Strelitz. 

233otff*m.  (16),  wolf. 

2BiJHd)ctt,  n.  (la),  little  cloud. 

2Bolfc,/.  (2a),  cloud.  [want. 

molten,*  to  will,  to  be  willing,  to 

toomtt,  with  what,  with  which. 

monad),  for  what. 

2Bonne,/.  (2a),  joy,  delight. 

Hunan,  whereon,  of  what. 

uuurtitf,  whereupon,  upon  what, 
for  what. 

SBort,*  n.  (1  c),  word ;  SBirter,  dis- 
connected words. 

a33ort,  n.  (16),  word;  SBorte,  words 
in  connected  discourse ;  mit  einem 
aSortc,  in  a  word. 

uiiirtlirt),  word  for  word. 

tooritber,  at  what,  at  which. 

tooooti,  of  what,  of  which,  about 
what. 


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toofru,  wherefore,  to  what  or  which, 

for  what  or  which. 
2Budjer,  m.  (la),  usury;  —  tretbett, 

to  take  usury. 
aBuntiarjt,  m.  (1  6),  surgeon, 
hmnberbar,  marvellous, 
hmnberltdj,  strange, 
humbern,  fid),  to  be  surprised;   e$ 

number*  miif\t  I  am  surprised,  I 

wonder. 
2Bunfdj,*  m.  (1  6),  wish. 
ttJiinfdjett,  to  wish,  to  desire. 
SBitrbe,/.  (2a),  dignity;  ttf)  ffaitt  c$ 

untev  metner  SBurbe,  I  consider  it 

beneath  me. 
foitrbtg,  worthy, 
toitrgen,  to  choke;  fyimmter'hmrgen, 

to  swallow. 
2Burscl,/.  (2  a),  root. 
2Bttfte,/.  (2  a),  waste,  desert. 

S- 

*W,/.  (26),  number. 

jo^lcit,  to  count. 

Sttlltn,  gentle. 

Safjnavtf,*  m.  (lb),  dentist. 

Batyttbrectyer,  m.  (la),  tooth-drawer. 

aortHdj,  tenderly. 

.Sedje,/.  (2  a)   reckoning. 

je^n,  ten. 

Betrfjen,  n.  (la),  sign,  indication. 

setgen,  to  show,  to  point  out;  fid)  — , 
to  show  one's  self. 

3ett,/.  (2  b),  time. 

Bettyunrt,  m.  (ib),  moment. 

Beittoerluft,  m.  (1  b),  loss  of  time. 

jerbrcdjen,*  to  break  in  pieces. 

jerreiften,*  te  rend,  to  tear. 

jemn,  to  pull. 

fterfdjtefjen,*  to  shoot  in  pieces. 

serftreuen,  ftd),  to  scatter. 

Beuflr  n.  (lb),  stuff,  material,  sub- 
stance. 


£cugnt3,  n.  (lb), testimony. 

Stefyen,*  to  draw,  to  pull,  to  derive; 
fid)  — ,  to  move. 

Stolen,  to  take  aim. 

('jicmltrf),  pretty,  tolerably,  rather. 

Simmer,  n.  (la),  room. 

Stttern,  to  tremble. 

Stttcrnb,  trembling. 

Sopl*m.  (lb),  cue. 

Sovn,  m.  (16),  anger,  wrath. 

8«,  to,  with,  on,  at,  for,  too. 

BubeJjiir,  n.  (lb),  appurtenances. 

surfeit,  to  shrug  (one's  shoulders). 

aucrft,  first,  at  first. 

BufaU,*m.  (16),  chance. 

5ttftiUtg,  accidentally. 

Sufatttgcruietfe,  accidentally. 

Buftudjt,/.,  refuge. 

SU'fltiftertt,  to  whisper  to. 

Sttfolge,  by  virtue  of. 

aufriebctt,  content,  satisfied. 

ju/geben,*  to  allow,  to  admit. 

jugegen,  present. 

ju'getjcn,*  to  take  place,  to  goon. 

Biigel,  m.  (la),  rein,  reins. 

guglcirf),  at  the  same  time. 

ZU'tfovtn,  to  listen. 

Sutfdvev,  m.  (la),  hearer. 

au'fommcn,*  to  come  up  to,  to  ap- 
proach, to  become,  to  be  suitable 
for. 

SUlefct,  at  last,  last,  finally. 

sunt  =  ju  bem. 

aumol,  especially. 

Bumutung,/.  (2  6),  demand. 

Stmodjft,  first  of  all,  next. 

au'netymen,*  to  increase. 

Bunft,*/.  (16),  guild. 

Bunftgenofc,  m.  (2  6),  member  of  a 
guild. 

Bunftmeifter,  m.  (la), guild  master. 

Buitgc,  /  (1  6),  tongue. 

surttrf,  back ;  come  back ! 

$\xte<\tf)xv\,  to  return. 


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auriirf 'fommett,*  to  come  back, 
^uriirffitnft,*/.  (16),  return. 
5U'rufcitr*  to  call  to. 
5ufammcnf  together, 
^ufommenfluft,*  m.  (1  6),  concourse. 
Su'fdjauctt,  to  look  on,  to  watch, 
ju'fdjfagcn,*  to  shut  in. 
$u'fd)retbctt,*  to  ascribe,  to  attribute- 
$u'fVred)enf*  to  award. 
Snttyun,  n.  (la),  aid. 
jutjcrftrfftttdj,  confidently, 
autoor,  beforehand. 
Sttttor'fommtten,*  to  rush  in  ahead. 
SittoeUen,  sometimes. 


ju '50^ ten,  to  allot  to. 

jnmngeit,  to  force. 

^wanjig,  twenty. 

Stuet,  two. 

Smeifel,  m.  (la),  doubt. 

Sloctfclljaft,  doubtful,  questionable. 

ametmal,  twice. 

jttJCttc,  second. 

Stoittyalt,  m.  (16),  contention. 

jtotttgen,*  to  compel,  to  force. 

Bttrint,  m.  (16),  thread. 

jttJtfdjen,  between,  among. 

Btoift,  m.  (16),  dispute. 

5toi>ff,  twelve. 


ENGLISH-GERMAN  VOCABULARY. 

[See  explanations,  p.  212.] 


a,  an,  ein,  cine. 
abbreviate,  ab'furjen. 
abbreviation,  Wbfi'irjung,/.  (2  6). 
able,  to  be  able,*  fonnen,  fdfytg  fein* 
ability,  ftdhjgfeit,/.  (2  6). 
about,  prep.,  urn,  iiber ;  adv.,  fyerum, 

ungefdfjr. 
above  all,  oor  aflem. 
absence  of  mind,   Serftreutljeit,  /. 

(2  6).  [fe&fen. 

absent,   abroeienb;    to  be  absent, 
absent-minded,  aerftrent. 
absentmindedness,  ^erftreutfyett,  /. 

(26). 
absolution,  9lbfolution',t/.  (2  6). 
absurd,  ab|urb',t  tl)orid)t,  ctlbern. 
absurdity,  SSiberftnnigfett,/.  (2  6). 
academic,  afabe'mifd).t 
accent,  Accent', t  m.  (16). 
accept,   an'nefymen,*   bin'nefymen ;  * 

23etfaH  ftfjenfen. 
accompany,  begfeiten. 
accomplish,  oollfiiljren. 
according  to,  jc  nad)  ber ;  in  accord- 
ance with,  no m aft. 
accusative,  %t'tufatta,t  m.  (16). 
achieve,  erreidjen,  errtngen,*3u  ftanbe 

bringen* 
achievement,  Grrungenfdjaft,/.  (26). 
acknowledge,  an'ertennen,*  an'jeu 

gen,  erroibern. 


acquainted,  befannt. 

acquaintance,  Sefamttfdjaft,/.  (2  6). 

acquire,  erroerben.* 

across,  iiber,  burd). 

active,  rege. 

actual (ly),  rairfUd),  tf)atjad)(id). 

add,  Ijinju'fiiQen. 

address,  9lbre[')e,t/.(2a);  Wnrebe,/. 

(2  a). 
address,  an'reben. 
adjective,  Wb'jectto,!  n.  (16). 
adjoin,  au'fto&en.* 
adjoining,  anftoftenb. 
adjunct,  ^eftimmungSroort,* n.  (lc). 
admisssion,  (Sintritt,  m.  (16). 
adorn,  fdjmiidfen. 

advance,  tentgegentommen,  n.  (la). 
adverb,  Wbtfcrb',  ft*.  (3) ;  adverbial, 

abv>erbia'li[d).f 
advertisement,  Wnaetge,  /.  (2  a); 

9lnnon'ce,t/.  (2a). 
advice,  9ictt,  m.  (lb),pl.  5Rat)d)lage. 
advise,  raten.* 
aesthetic,  dftf)e'ttfd).t 
affair,  Sadie,  /.  (2  a);   ©efd)id)te,  /. 

(2a). 
affectionate,  liebenb,  fjeraltd). 
affect,  (*influfj  Ijaben  atf. 
affirmative,  bejafyen. 
African,  afrifa'ntjd). 
after,  prep.,  nad),  tjtnter  ;  conj.,na6)= 

bem. 
afternoon,  9tad)mittag,  m.  (16). 


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250 


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again,  foieber. 

against,  gegen,  auf. 

age,  liter,  n.  (1  a). 

aged,  alt ;  the  aged,  bie  Uteri. 

ago,  t>or. 

agree  with,  uberein'ftimmen  mit. 

air,  Suit,*/.  (16);  air  of  heaven, 

£imme(§tuft,*/-  (16). 
album,    Alburn, t  n.   (gen.  -§,  pi. 

-§). 
alcohol,  SU'loftol,  t  wi.  (16). 
alert,  nmdifam. 

all,  all,  ganj ;  not  at  all,  gar  nid)t. 
allow,  ertauben,  geftatten. 
almost,  fctjl,  beinat)e. 
along,  entlang,  iiber. 
aloud,  laut. 
Alpine,  Ityen,  pi. 
already,  bereit§,  fd)on. 
also,  and). 
although,  obgleid). 
alto,  lit,  m.  (la). 
alto  singer,  111= Sanger,  m.  (la). 
altogether,  ganatid),  bollftanbig. 
always,  i turner,  ftet§. 
amateur,  £i(ettanf,t  m.  (2  6). 
amazement,  (Srftaunen,  n.  (la). 
amazing,  erftauntid). 
America,  Ime'rifa. 
American,    Imerifa'ner,    m.   (la); 

Imerifa'nerin,/.  (2  6). 
American,  amerifa'nifd). 
amiable,  lieben§rourbig. 
among,  uuter. 

amount  to,  fic^>  betauien*  auf. 
an,  ein,  eine. 

anatomy,  luatomie',!/.  (2  a). 
and,  unb. 

anew,  Don  neuem,  auf§  neue. 
angel,  dnjjel,  m.  (la). 
angry,  3ornig,  bofe. 
another,  eiu  anberer. 
answer,  Infmort, /.  (2  6). 
answer,  antroorten,  ernribern. 


antechamber,  SBoratmmer,  n.  (la). 

anticipation,  2Sorgefut)l,  n.  (16). 

antique,  antif'.f 

anxiously,  ctngfttooH. 

any,  jeber  (beliebige);  irgenb  ein. 

anything,  trgenb  ettt>a§. 

apparent(ly),  augenidjetnlid),  fd)ein= 

bar. 
appear,  erfdjeinen.* 
appearance,  (Jrfdjetnung,/.  (2  6). 
applause,  IpptauS',!  m.  (16). 
apply,  auf'legen,  an'tnenben. 
appoint,  ernennen* 
apposition,  Ippofition',/.  (2  6). 
approach,  fid)  nat)ern,  au'fdjreiten  aui. 
approval,   Sufriebentjeit,  /.   (26); 

23etfatt,  m.  (16). 
apt,  paffenb,  geneigt. 
arch-rogue,  (Jr^Sptfebube,  m.  (2a). 
arise,  ernmd)fen.* 
aristocratic,  ariftofra'tifc&.t 
arm,  lint,  m.  (16). 
arm-chair,  Irmftul)!,*  m.  (16). 
arrange,    eiu'ridjten,    arrangie'ren;t 

to  arrange  one's  self,  fid)  ftetlen. 
arrangement,  lucrbnung,/.  (26). 
array,  pufeen,  fdjmtiden. 
arrive,  an'fommen,*  an'tangen,  etn'= 

treffen* 
art,  Jlunft,*/  (16). 
article,  liti'fet,f  m.  (16). 
artistic  (-ally),  fiinftterifd),  lunftbe= 

piffen. 
as,  one,  nil,  ta;  as  .  .  .  as,  fo  .  .  . 

nrie,  fo  .  .  .  at§  ;    as  if,  mie,    at§ 

roenn  ;  as  well . .  .  as,  fo . .  .  mie. 
ascend,  l)tnauf/gcl)en*  or  fteigen.* 
ash,  lfd)e,/.  (2  a). 
ashamed,  to  be,  fid)  fdjamen. 
aside,  abgefetjn. 
ask,  fragen,  bitten,*  einlaben.* 
aspire,  ftreben. 
ass,  (Sfef,  m.  (la). 
assemble,  fid)  berfammeln. 


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assembly,  Serfamtnfnng,/.  (2  6). 
assess,  ab'fdjcifcen. 
assistance,  <£>ulfe  or  <&i(fe,  /.  (2  a). 
assume,  an'neljmcn  * 
assurance,  ©enufjtjeit,  /.  (2  6). 
assure,  fid)cr  mad)en,  berfidjern. 
astonished,  cvflaunt. 
astonishing,  crftaunlicb,  befremblid). 
astonishment,  Stjtaunett,  n.  (la). 
at,  an,  in,  ju,  urn  ;  at  once,  jugteid)  ; 

at  last,  enblid). 
atom,  %tom',t  n.  (16). 
attack,  Wnfatt,*  m.  (16). 
attain,  errcidjen,  crjielen. 
attainable,  ju  crreid)cn. 
attempt,  23erfnd),  m.  (16). 
attempt,  fid)  bemiifyen,  t>erfud)en. 
attend,  bei'tnotjnen,  begtetten. 
attention,  9Uifmerfjamfett,  /.  (26). 
attentive  (ly),  aufmerffam. 
attractive,  anjtefyenb. 
attributive,  attribute/. t 
august,  erljaben. 
aunt,  Sante,/.  (2  a). 
author,  93erfaffer,  m.  (la). 
authority,  9lutoritat',t  /.  (2  6). 
auxiliary,  ^ulfsoerb,  n.  (3). 
avalanch,  Sanrine,/.  (2  a). 
avaunt !  fort,  h,tmr>eg  !  l)tnau§  ! 
await,  er  marten. 

awake,  mad) ;  to  be  awake,  nmdjen. 
aware,  genmtjr,  benmjjt  fein. 
away,  meg,  fort. 

B. 

back,  SRiitfen,  m.  (la), 
back,  jurfitf,  nrieber. 
background,  £>tntergrunb,*m.  (16). 
badge  of  honor,  Orben,  m.  (la), 
bank,  33anf,/.  (2  6). 
bard,  Sanger,  ra.  (la), 
basement,  Crbgejdjojj,  n.  (16). 
basis,  ($runb,*m.  (16). 


Bavarian,  batrtfd). 

be,  fein;*  there  is  (are),  e§  ift  (ftnb), 

e3  giebt. 
bear,  tragen,*  ertragen,*  erbulben. 
beautiful,  fd)6n. 
because,  rocit. 

become,  roerben;*  fid)  fd)itfen. 
bed,  Sett,  n.  (3). 

bedchamber,  «d)lafjtmmer,  n.  (la). 
bedstead,  SettfteUe,/.  (2  a). 
beer,  Stcr,  n.  (16). 
before,  prep.,  toor;    adv.,  border; 

con,;.,  eber  bebor. 
beg,  bitten* 

begin,  beginnen,*  an'fangen.* 
beginner,  9lnfanger,  m.  (la). 
beginning,  tfefaag,*  m.  (16). 
behave,  fid)  (tocrnunfttg)  bctragen.* 
behavior,  SBetragen,  n.  (la). 
behest,  SefehJ,  m.  (16);  SSerlangen, 

w.  (la). 
behind,  t)intcr. 

believe,  gtauben,  fiir  moglid)  fjalten.* 
being,  SBefen,  n.  (la). 
bell,   ©lode,  /.    (2  a),    fllingel,  /. 

(2a). 
bellows  (a  pair  of),  93tafebalg,*  m. 

(16). 
belong,  gctjorcn. 
below,  miter. 
bench,  Sanf,*/.  (16). 
bend,  bengen,  neigen. 
bend  of  the  head,    J?obfnttfen,    ft. 

(la), 
benefit,  9tufeen,  m.  (la),  SSortett,  m. 

(16). 
benign(ly),  tyotbfetig. 
Berlin,  adj.,  93er  liner. 
besides,  fonjt,  aufeerbem;  prep.,neben. 
besmear,  beftreidjen.* 
best,  beft,  am  beften,  tjerrlidjft. 
betrothed,  Brant,* /  (16). 
better,  beffcr. 
between,  jjuifdjen. 


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bewildered,  berttrirrt. 

beyond,  doubt,  unstoetfel&aft. 

bUl,  SKednmng,/.  (2b). 

birthday,  ©eburt§tag,  m.  (lb). 

bite,  beifcen.*  [kit,/.  (26). 

bitterness,  SBoS&ett,  /.  (2b),  23itter= 

black,  frf)iuar3,  braun. 

black-headed,  fdjroarjfopftg. 

blame,  tabefn. 

blessing,  Segen,  m.  (la). 

blockhead,  2>ummfopf,*  m.  (lb). 

blond,  b(onb. 

blow,  btafen  * 

blue,  blew. 

body,  $ortoer,  m.  (la). 

boil,  fodjen. 

boisterous,  fturmifd). 

bold,  fufyn. 

book,  23ud),*  n.  (lc). 

bosom,  23ufen,  m.  (la),  Sruft,* /. 

(16). 
both,  beibe;  both . . .  and,  toroofyl . . . 

ol§. 
bound,  Sprung,*  m.  (1  J). 
bow,  fid)  berneigen. 
box,  ofjrfeigen. 
boy,    $nabe,  m.    (2  a),   Sunge,  m. 

(2  a). 
boyish  voice,  $nabenftimme,  /.  (2  a) . 
Brahmin,  Srctmctljne,  m.,  a  member 

of  the  sacred  caste  among  the 

Hindus, 
brain,  ©efytrn,  n.  (lb). 
branch  of  study,  fiefyrfad),*  n.  (lc). 
bravo !  brabo  ! 
breakfast,  ^riifyftiicf,  n.  (lb). 
breakfast,  friibjtucfen. 
breath,  Wtem,  m.  (la). 
bright,  t>eU. 
brighten,  erfyetfen. 
brilliant,  brilliant',  tfericfetnb. 
bring,  bringen,*  uberbringen,*  mit'= 

bringen  ;*  to  bring  back,  ttrieber^ 

bringen. 


broad,  brcit,  roett. 

broken,  gebrodjen. 

brook,  bulben. 

brother,  Sruber,*  m.  (la). 

brow,  Stint,/.  (26). 

brush,  ^infel,  m.  (la). 

build,  bauen. 

building,  (M>aube,  n.  (la). 

burning,  brennenb. 

business,  ©efdjaft,  ».   (lb), 

rcgcnl)cit,/.  (2  6). 
business  methode,  @efd)ajt§metf)obe, 

/(2a). 
business   firm,    @efd)aft§rjau§,*   n. 

(lc). 
business   purposes,    ©e|"d)aft§ange= 

[egenfyeiten,  pi. 
busy,  bei'djafttgt. 
but,  abcr,  fonbern,  afletn;  but  still, 

abcr  bod). 
by,  bei,  burd),  toon,  auf. 
call,  uennen,*  rufen,*  an'rufen  ;*  to 

call  upon  (in  class),  auf  rufcn.* 
calm,  beruljigen. 
can,  fonnen.* 
cannon,  $ano'ne,/.  (2  a);  cannons 

in  forts,  f£eftung§fanonen. 
care,  Sdvufc,  m.  (lb). 
capable,  fdt)ig,  fan  [tanbc. 
capital,  grower  %nfang§bud)ftabe,  m. 

(2a). 
careful,  forgfaltig. 
caricature,  fartfie'ren.f 
carpet,  Seppid),  m.  (1  b). 
carriage,  SBctgen,  m.  (la). 
carry,  tragen  ;*  to  carry  off,  tr>eg'= 

nefymen  ;*    to  carry  out,  au§'fuf)= 

rcn. 
case,  8fctU,*  m.  (lb);  in  case,  falls. 
catch,  ertappen. 
cause,  Urfadje,  /  (2  a);  ©runb,*  m. 

(16). 
cause,  berurfadjen,  beranlaffen. 
cease,  aup&oren,  berftummen. 


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253 


ceaseless,  enb(o§. 

celebrated,  beriifjmt. 

cell,  3eUe,/.  (2  a).  [/.(2  a). 

center,  ^Rittctpunft,  m.  (16);  HJtttte, 

century,  3al)rl)itnbert,  n.  (16). 

ceremony,  -ftanbtung,/.  (26). 

certain(ly),  gettnjj,  fidjerticf). 

certainty,  ©etmjjfjeit, /.  (2  6). 

certificate,  3eugnt3,  n.  (16). 

certify,  befd)einigen. 

chair,  <Stut)l,*  m.  (16);  lecturer's 

chair,  £cttl)e'ber,t  ■».  (la) 
chamber,  gimmer,  w-  (1  «)• 
chandelier,  $ron(eud)ter,  m.  (la). 
change,  anbern,  beranbern. 
chant,  ©efctng,*  m.  (16). 
chapter,  $api'tet,t  n.  (1  a), 
character,  Gfyarafte^t  ™.  (16). 
charm,  $auber,  m-  (!«)• 
chastisement,  Strafe,/.  (2a). 
chemistry,  &I)emie,t/.  (2a). 
chest,  Sd)ranf,*m.  (16);  Srufi,*  /. 

(16). 
child,  $inb,  n.  (lc). 
childish(ly),  ttnbtfd). 
childishness,  $tnberet,/.  (2  6). 
chin,  Jtinn,  n.  (16). 
chorus,  (£t)or,*f  m.  (16). 
chromatic,  d)n>ma'ti)d).t 
circle,  Jlrei*,  m.  (16). 
circumstance,  Umftanb,*  m.  (16); 

Sttft&ttntS,  n.  (16). 
citizen,  burger,  m.  (la). 
city,  Stabt,*/  (16). 
claim,  beljaupten,  forbern. 
clandestine,  fycimlid),  tocrfiobtcn. 
clasp,  fdjlctgen.* 
class,  fllaffe,/.  (2  a). 
class-book,  fltajfcnbud),*  n.  (lc). 
class-room,  ^taffenjimmer,  n.  (la). 
clause,  Safe,*  m.  (16);  Jpauptfafc.* 

m.  (16). 
clear,  !tar;  to  clear  one's  throat, 

fid)  rfiufpern. 


client,  Client',  t  rn.  (26). 

climax,  ^U'mar,,!  m.  (16);  3enitf)= 

punft,  m.  (16). 
clock,  Ut)r,/.   (2  6);   what  o'clock 

is  it,  true  Diet  Ut)r  ift  e§;  the  clock 

strikes  two,  bie  Ut)r  fdjlcigt  aroct. 
close,  fdjliefjen  * 
close,  natje  (bet). 
clothes,  $(eiber,  pi. 
clutch,  ergveifen* 
coachman,  £utfd)er,  m.  (la). 
coal-black,  fol)(fd)tt)ar3. 
coat,  »od,*m.  (16). 
coax,  fdjmetdjetn. 
coaxingly,  fd)metd)(erifd),  in  fd)mei= 

d)elnbem  Sone. 
cold,  fait. 

cold,  (Jrfaltung,/.  (26). 
collar,  $ragen,  m.  (la). 
colleague,  ^oKe'gct  m.  (2  a). 
college,  Gol'fege,!  (gen.-Z.  pl-§.). 
cologne,  eau  de  cologne,  £olnijd)e§ 

2Baffer,  n.  (la). 
colon,  $o'Iou,t  wi.  (gen.  -§,  pJ.  -§.) 
color,  £$farbe,/.  (2  a). 
come,  fommen;*  to  come  back,  311= 

ri'icf'fommen;*  to  come  on,  aufgk> 

fyen;*  to  come  across,  cut'treffen,* 

begegnen. 
comedy,  $omo'bie,t  /  (2  a). 
comfortable,  bcl)ag(td),  ntit  93ef)agen. 
comical,  fo'mtfd).  t 
comma,  $ommct,t  n.(gen.-$,pl.-§) 
command,  bcfel)(en.* 
commence,  bcginncn  * 
commit  a  fault,  einen  ££el)ler  bege= 

fjen.* 
common  sence,  3>evnunft,/. 
commotion,  Wufrcgung,/.  (26). 
companion,  ©efeUfd)after,  m.  (la); 

©efatjrte,  m.  (2  a). 
company,  Wcfellfdjaft, /.  (26.) 
comparative (ly),  tocrljattntSmajjig. 
compare,  t»ergleid)en.* 


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compatible  with,  fid)  bertrctgen*  nut. 
compel,  jnringen  * 
complete,  bollftanbig. 
compliments,  (Smpfet)htngen,.pJ. 
component  parts,  SBefianbtetlc,  pi. 
composition,  'iluffafc,*  m.  (16);2lb= 

faffung,/.  (2  6) 
composure,  faffung,/.  (2  6);   @c= 

ntittSberfaffung,/.  (26). 
compound,  aufammengefefct. 
comprehension,     $erftanbni§,      n. 

(16). 
conceal,  fcerbergen.* 
concentration,  ^onaentrie'rung,!  /. 

(26). 
concern, an'geljen;*  to  be  concerned, 

beteiligt  fein.* 
concert,  $on3erf,t  n.  (16). 
concert    grand,    ^onjert'flugel,    m. 

(la). 
conclusion,  Sdjluf},*  m.  (16). 
condemn,  ferbatnmen. 
condescend,  fid)  fyerab'laffen. 
condescending,  fyerablaffenb. 
condition,  Sebingung,  /.  (2  6);  $u= 

ftanb,*m.  (16). 
conditional  sentence,  23ebingung§= 

fafc,»m.  (16). 
condolence,  SSetlcib,  n.  (la), 
conduct,  Setragen,  n.  (la);  33cncl)= 

men,  n.  (la). 
conduct  one's  self,  fid)  bencfymen.* 
confine  (to),  befd)ranfen,  (auf). 
confounded,  ntebertradjtig. 
confusion,  SSertmrrung,/.  (2  6). 
congratulation,    ©lurfnmnfd),*    m. 

conjecture,  SSermutuug,  /.  (2  6). 
conjunction,  ^onjunftton^t/-  (2  6). 
connective,  Sinbemort,*  n.  (lc). 
connoisseur,  tenner,  m.  (la). 
conscience,  ©enriffen,  n.  (la). 
conscious,  beuuifet. 
conciousness,  JBenmjjtfein,  n.  (la). 


consent,  ein'nriHtgen. 
consequence,    fjrolge,  /.   (2  a);    in 

consequence  of,  sufolge. 
consequent,  folgenb. 
consequently,  folgltd). 
consider,  betradjten,  uberfegen;  an'= 

fefyen  *  fur. 
consideration,  Sebingung, /.  (26); 

in  consideration  of,  in  23erudfid)= 

tigung  (with  gen.);  to  come  into 

consideration,  in  SSetradjt  fomnten. 
consistent,  iibereinftimmenb,  gemafj. 
consonant,  £onfonant',t  m.  (26). 
constant,  beftcinbig. 
constitute,  au§'mad)en. 
constitution,  ^onftitution^f/.  (2  6). 
content,  3nf)att,  m.  (16). 
contain,  entbatten. 
continually,  beftanbig. 
continue,  fort'fafjren,*  forffefeen. 
contrary,  aunriber. 
contrite,  bufjfertig. 
contrition,  3erfnirfd)ung,/.  (2  6). 
converse,  fid)  unterfyalten.* 
conveyance,  f^ufjrtnerf,  n.  (16). 
co-ordinate,  coorbinie'renb.f 
convulsive,  frampftjaft. 
copy,  exemplar',!  n.  (16),  9lbfd)rift, 

/•  (26). 
cordial,  fjerstidj. 
correct,  forrigte'ren,f  berbeffern. 
correct,  ridjtig. 
correction,     $el)lerr>erbefferung,    /. 

(26). 
correctness,  9Ud)tigfeit,/.  (26). 
correspond,  forrefponbie'ren.t 
correspondent,  $orrefponbeut',t  m. 

(26). 
correspondence,  ^orrefponbenj^t  /• 

(2  6),  SBriefroedjjel,  m.  (la). 
corridor,  ^or'rtbor,!  »*•  (16). 
costume,  ^oftiim^t  n.  (16). 
costume  party,  ^oftiimfeft,  n.  (16). 
cottage,  Sanbf)au§d)en,  n.  (la). 


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councel,  raten.* 
count,  redmen,  jSbJen. 
countenance,   (9efid)t§au§brit(f,*   m. 

(1*). 
country,  8anb,*  n.  (1  c). 
course,  of  course,  natiirltd). 
court,  £of,*  m.  (lb),  ©erid>t§l)of,* 

m.  (16). 
courteous,  l)5f(id),  artig. 
cousin,    &oufin',f   m.,   pi.    -§;    or 

Setter,  m.  (3).,  JTouft'ne,t/.  (2a). 
cover,  becfen. 
crazy,  toll. 

creep,  fd)(eid)en,*  friedjen.* 
crescendo,    Sre§cen'bo,t   ».    (1«), 

swelling. 
cross,  freujen,  fiber  fotttmen.* 
cruelty,  ©raufamfeit,/.  (2  6). 
crush,  Dernidjten. 
cry,  fd)reien,*  rufen.* 
custom,  ©etuofjnfyeit,/.  (26). 


danger,  ©efal)r,/.  (26). 

dangerous,  gefciljrlid). 

dare,  fid)  unterftefjeii,*  fid)  erfrecfyen. 

dark,  bun  let,  biifter. 

dart,  juden. 

date,  $a'tum,t  w.  {gen.  -§,  j?J.  2)0'= 

ten) 
dative,  $a'tto,t  m.  (16). 
day,  2afl,  w.  (16);  the  other  day, 

iteulid). 
deal,  Derfafyren.* 
dear,  lieb  ;  dear  me !  %$,  t>u  tieber 

^tmmel ! 
death,  £ob,  m.  (16). 
decease,  2ob,  m.  (16). 
declarative  sentence,  3Bel)auptung§r 

|a|,»m.  (16). 
decrease,  Wnafyme,  /.  (2a),  9lbr 

nebmen,  w.  (la). 
decide,  eutfdjetben. 


decided,  entfd)ieben. 

declare,  jagen,  erflaren. 

deed,  %%ai,  f.   (2  6);    dark  deed, 

gttiffet&at,/.  (26). 
deep,  tief. 

definitive,  beftimmt. 
degrading,  erniebugeub. 
degree,   ©rab,  m.   (16),    2Jtafe,    n. 

(16). 
delay,  $er3ug,  m.  (16). 
delicate,  fd)iDcid)lid),  empfinbltd). 
delightful,   l)6d)[t  or  au&erorbentttd) 

angenefjm. 
Delilah,  Teltfa  ;  see  Samson, 
deliver,  befreien. 
demand,  fccrlangen. 
demon,  Seufel,  m.  (la),  ®amon',t 

m.  (3). 
demonstrative,  bemonftratir/.f 
denote,  beaeidjnen. 
deny,  leugnen. 

depend  (on),  ab'tjiingen*  (t»on). 
depended,   nebe.  iiifcltd),  abtjcingenb ; 

dependent  clause,  Webenfafc,*  m. 

(16). 
deport,  fid)  benetymen* 
deprive,  beraubeu. 
depth,  $iunb,< m.  (16). 
descend,  (jiuuieber'fteigen.* 
description,  3?efd)reibung,/.  (26). 
deserve,  ncrbienen. 
designate,  bejeid)nen. 
desire,  tuiinfdjen. 
despair,    verb,   beratueifefn ;   subst., 

Ser3JDeifIuug  ;/.  (2  6). 
destiny,  ©efdjirf,  n.  (16). 
detach,  ab'trennen. 
detect,  cntberfen. 
determine,  entfdH'iben^fefi'fefcen,  be= 

ftimmen. 
development,  Gnttmrfelung,/.  (26). 
devil,  ZtuftI,  m.  (la). 
diaholical(ly).  biabo'Iifdj.f 
dictionary,  vl£ortcrbud),*  n.  (lc). 


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VOCABULARY. 


die,  fterben  * 

difference,  Unterftfcieb,  m.  (16). 
different,  Derfdjieben. 
difficulty,  Sdjroierigfett, /.  (26). 
dignity,  graft,  m.  (16),  2Biirbe, /. 

(2a). 
diligently),  e  if  rig. 
dining  room,  glimmer,  n.  (la). 
dip,  tauten. 

diplomatist,  diplomat',!  ra.  (2b). 
direct(ly),  unmtttetbar,  btreft'.t 
director,  $iref'tor,t  *».  (3). 
directorial  chamber,  SHref'torjimr 

tncr,  n.  (la). 
disagreable,  uncmgenefjm. 
disappear,  t>erfd)ttrinben.* 
disappointment,    (Jnttaufdjung,    /. 

(26). 
disciple,  9tad)folger,  m.  (la),  Sd)ii- 

(er,  m.  (la). 
discover,  entbecfen. 
discuss,  sur  ©pradje  fommen,*   er= 

ortern. 
discussion,  (Srorterung, /.  (26). 
disgrace,  Sdjcmbe,/.  (2  a),  <Sd)tnad), 

/• 
disgrace,  entefjren. 
disgraceful,  md)t§tt>urbtg. 
dishonor,  enteljren. 
dismiss,  entlaffen  * 
dispense,  ertajfen,*  biSpenjte'ren.t 
dispose  of,  fcerfiigen  iiber. 
disrupt,     auSetnanber'reifjen,*    jer= 

flatten. 
dissatisfied,  unauftteben  (mit). 
distance,  (Sntfemung,/.  (2  6). 
distinctly,  beutUd). 
distinguish,  unterfdjeiben.* 
distribute,  bertetten. 
divide,  Icitcn,  aYtnxien. 
division,  Settling,  /.  (26),  2lbfur= 

3ung,/.  (26). 
do,  tfyun,  mad)en. 
doctor,  2>o!'tor,t  m.  (3). 


dollar,  Scaler,  m.  (la),  £>onar,f 
m.  (gen.  -§,  pi.  -§). 

Don  Ottavio,  a  character  in  Mo- 
zart's opera  Don  Giovanni,  1787. 

door,  %v)ux,f.  (26). 

double,  toerboweln. 

double  vowel,  £o})/pett>ofat/,t  m. 
(16). 

doubt,  Stoetfel,  m.  (la). 

doubt,  ameifefa  ;  beyond  doubt,  un= 
^t»ftfcl!E)aft. 

down,  fyerab,  fyinab,  fyerunter,  f)in= 
unter ;  down  stairs,  bie  %xeppe 
fyinuttter;  up  and  down,  auf  uub 
nicber. 

Dr.,  Sof'tor,  m.  (3). 

draw,  gtefyeu.* 

dreadful,  entjefeltd). 

dream,  Sraum,*  m.  (16). 

dream,  traumen. 

dreamy,  traumeri)d). 

dress-coat,  f^racf,*  m.  (16). 

drink,  trtnlen.* 

due,  gcbiil)rcnb. 

during,  tucifyrenb. 

duty,  $fftfc  /•  (2  6),  ©ienft,  m. 
(16). 

dying,  berlofdjenb. 


E. 


each,  jeber;    each  other,  fid)  etnon= 

ber. 
eagerness,  GHfer,  wi.  (la);  <£ifce,  /. 

(2a). 
eagle,  %b(cr,  m.  (la), 
ear,  Dtjr,  n.  (3). 
early,  friilje. 
easy,  easily,  leidjt. 
edition,  %u§gabe,  /.  (2  a);   school 

edition,  SdjulauSgabe,/.  (2  a). 
effect,  2Btrfuug,/.  (2  b). 
eiderdown,  (Hberbaune, /.  (2  a). 
eight,  ac&t. 


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either,  pron.  jeber;  conj.  entroeber. 

elect,  nuiljten. 

electric,  elef'trifd).t 

element,  (£tement',t »•  (16). 

eleven,  elf. 

else,  j'onft. 

embrace,  Umctrmung,/.  (2  6). 

employer,  ^rtncipaCt  m.  (16). 

emphasis,  9Jad)biurf,  m.  (16). 

enclose,    etn'fyegen,    bei'Icgen,    etn'- 

id)(iejjen,*  anbet'ienben.* 
encore,  da  capo,  nod)  einmctl. 
encourage,  cmf'muntern. 
encouraging (ly),  aufmunternb. 
end,  Gnbe,  n.  (3). 
end,  enben. 

endure,  erbutben,  ertragen.* 
English,  engtifd). 
enlarge,  ertueitern. 
enormous,  getimlttg. 
enough,  genug. 
enraged,  luiitenb. 
enter,  ein'treten,*  betreten.* 
enthusiasm,  93egeifternng,/.  (26). 
entity,  SBefen,  n.  (la). 
entwine,  nricfeln. 
enumerate,  auf'jafjfen. 
enumeration,  %ufjat)(ung,  /.  (26). 
environnement,  Umgebung,/.  (2  6). 
envelope,  $outoert',t  n.  {gen.  -8,  pi. 

-§). 
erect,  errtd)ten. 
Erl  King,  (J-rlfonig,  m.  (16). 
escape,  entgetjen,*  entfotnmen  * 
escort,  gcletten,  ba§  ©eleite  geben* 
esoteric,  eiote'rifdj.t 
especial,  befonber. 
establish,  fefTftetlen,  ftdjern,  befeftu 

gen. 
estate,  95erm5gen,  n.  (la). 
esteem  ^d)tnng,/.  (26). 
estimate,  3?ercd)nnng,/.  (2  6). 
etc.,  unb  |"o  roeitcr;  u.  f.  w. 
etiquette,  gtifet'te,f/.  (2a). 


Europe,  (Suro'pa. 

even,  fdjon,  berett§,  foeben,  fogar, 
felbft. 

evening,  9lbenb,  m.  (16);  one  eve- 
ning, eine3  WbenbS. 

evening  party,  SlbenbgefeUfdjaft,  f. 
(26). 

ever,  tmtner. 

everlasting,  erotg,  immertt)al)renb. 

every,  jcber;  every  time,  jebe§mal; 
every  minute,  a(le  Wugenblicfe. 

everything,  aQei. 

everywhere,  iiberatf. 

evident(ly),  augenfdjeinltd),  offenbar. 

exact  f  genau. 

examination,  6ra'men,t  n.  (la), 
entrance  examination,  dintrttt§= 
cnimen;  to  take  an  examina- 
tion, etn  (Jjamen  madjen. 

example,  23eijpie(,  n.  (16). 

exceed,  iiberfdjreiten. 

exceedingly,  ungefyeuer. 

excellent,  au§gejeid)net. 

except,  auSgenommen. 

exception,  WuSnafyme,/.  (2a). 

excitement,  6rregnng,/.(26);  %\x\= 
regung,  (26). 

exclaim,  auS'rufem* 

exclamation  point,  9lu§rufung§3ei= 
d)en,  n.  (la). 

exclamatory  sentence,  9tn§ruffafc,* 
m.  (16). 

excuse,  entjdnifbigen,  ertaffen.* 

excuse,  Gntjd)nlbigung,/.  (2  6). 

exemplary,  erempla'rifdj.t 

exercise,  fcufg abe,  f.  (2  a);  Ubung, 
/•  (26). 

exercise,  iiben. 

exert,  fid)  bemiifyen. 

exheust,  crid)5pfen. 

exist,  criftie'ren,t  i>a  fciii.* 

expand,  auS'beljnen,  nuf'lofen. 

expect,  erumrtcn;  to  expect  of  one, 
einem  ju'traueu. 


258 


VOCABULARY. 


expell,  re(egte'ren,f  forfjagen. 
experience,  drfafyrung,/.  (2  6). 
experience,  erfafyren.* 
experienced,  adj.,  erfafyren. 
explain,  erflciren. 
explanation,    (Jrfttirung,  /.    (2b). 

«ttf!ttrunfl,  (2b). 
exposition,    'iHugeinanberfefcung,  /• 

(26). 
etcpress,  auSTttUden. 
expression,  9lu§brud,*  m.  (lb). 
expulsion,  ^Relegation',!/.  (26). 
extraordinary,  ungeroofyntidj. 
extremely,  im  tjodjften  ©rabe. 
exult,  jubetn. 
eye,  Singe,  n.  (3). 
eye-shot,  SBlicf,  m.  (16). 

F. 

face,  ©eftdjt,  n.  (lc). 

fact,  £l)atfad)e,/.  (2a);  in  point  of 

fact,  in  ber  Stjat. 
factory,  ftabrtf',!/.  (26). 
fail,  febj'fdjtagen,*  berfebjen. 
fairy  tale,  ■sjJMrdjen,  n.  (la). 
fall,  fallen,*  nteber'falten.* 
fall,  Jpcrbft,  m.  (16). 
false(ly),falfd). 
familiar,  luofytbelannt,  bertraut. 
family,  $amilte',t/-  (2a). 
famous,  beriifymt. 
farce,   Me,/.    (2  a);    Unftnn,    m. 

(16). 
fashion,  SBeife,/.  (2  a). 
fast,  fdnietf. 
fate,  ©fluff  al,  ft.  (16). 
father,  93ater,*m.  (la). 
fathom,  ergriinben. 
fault,  Qfehjer,  m.  (la). 
favor,  ©unfit,/,  ©efatlen,  m.  (la). 
favorite  study,  CieblingSftubium,  n. 

(gen.  -4,  pi.  -ftubien. 
fear,  fiircfoten. 


fearful(ly),  fdjrecHid),  entfefelid). 
feature,  (©eflfltSr)  3ug,*m.  (16). 
feel,  fiiljlen,  berfpiiren. 
feeling,  ©efufyt,  n.  (16). 
fellow,  SBurfdje,  m.   (2  a),  £erl,  m. 

(16). 
fellow-being,  9ttitmenfd),  m.  (26). 
festive(ly),  fefttid). 
fete,  fteftlidjfeit,/.  (26). 
fever,  ^yieber,  n.  (la). 
few,  a  few,  etnige. 
fight,  Mmpfen,  fid)  fjerum'fdjtagen.* 
figure,  8a%  /.  (26). 
find,  finben  ;*  to  find  out,  au§'fin= 

ben,*  erfafyren.* 
finger,  ^finger,  m.  (la). 
finish,  botienben,  fertig  madjen. 
finite,  finite. t 
fire,  f^euer,  n.  (la). 
firmness,  geftigfeit,/.  (2  6). 
first,    adj.,   erft ;    adv.,  juerft,  erft, 

erftenS. 
fitting,  to  he,  fid)  siemen. 
five,  fiinf ;  five  times,  fiinfmal. 
fix,  fejt'fteflen. 
flight,  %reppe,f.  (2  a)  ;  two  flights 

up,  3toei  Sreppen  l)od). 
flat,  <5ta'ge,f/-  (2 a). 
floor(ing),  SBoben,*  m.  (la). 
fly.  ftiegen.* 

follow,  folgen  ;  an'fdjliefjen  .* 
following,  folgenb. 
fool,  Warr,  m.  (2  6). 
tor, prep.,  fiir,  tnegen,  feit,  auf,  ju. 
for,  cow?.,  benn,  bo. 
forbid,  berbieten.* 
force,  ©eroatt,/.  (2  6). 
force, jnnngen.* 
foreboding,  fitting,  /  (2  6). 
forefinger,  getgefinger,  m.  (la). 
forehead,  Stirn,  /.  (2  6). 
forever,  auf  tinnier,  etoig. 
forget,  bergeffen.* 
forgive,  berseiben  * 


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259 


form,  ftorm,/.  (26). 

form,  bilben,  mad)en. 

forth,  tjerDor. 

fortunate,  gliicfttd). 

fortune,  ®lQdf,  n.  (16). 

forty,  merjtg. 

four,  titer. 

fourth,  toicrt. 

fragrant,  bnftenb. 

Frederick  the  Great,  griebrid)  ber 

©rofee,  king  of  Prussia,  1740—1786. 
free,  fret. 

freedom,  ^ret^eit,/.  (2  6). 
French,  franjoftfdj. 
fresh,  frifd). 
frequently,  oft,  bauftg. 
friend,  fyreunb,  m.  (16);  ^reunbin, 

/.  (2  6);  friendly,  freunblid). 
frivolous,  nidjtig. 
from,  ©on,  burd). 
fulfil,  ©oUbringen.* 
full(y),  ©off,  ©oMg. 
funeral,  CetdjenbegfingntS,  n.  (16). 
funny,  fpajjtg. 
future,    3nfunft,   /.;    in    future, 

tunfttg. 
future,  adj.,  fanftig. 

G. 

gallop,  ©aHoM)',t  m.,  gen.  -§,  pi. 

^aUoppa'ben. 
gaol,  3iid)tf)au§,*  n.  (1  c). 
gate.  %\)ox,  n.  (16). 
gazelle.  ©ajel'le,t/.  (2  a). 
general,   atfgemein,   Qerobhnlid) ;    in 

general,  tm  aflgemeinen. 
generation,  feneration', if.  (26). 
genitive,  ®e'nitto,t  m.  (16). 
genius,  ®e'niu§,t  m.  (16),  ®enie',t 

n.  (gen.  -§,  pi.  -§). 
gentle,  fanft,  leife. 
gentleman,  £err,  m.  (26). 
German,  3)eutfd)e,  m.  (2  a). 


German,  bcutfcr). 

Germany,  $eutfd)lanb,  n.  (16). 

get,  befommen,*  f)o(en,  roerben  ;*  to 

get  down,  Ijernnter  fontnten* 
giddy,  leidjtfinnig. 
gift,    ®abe,  f.    (2a),    ®efd)enf,  n. 

(16). 
gifted,  begabt. 
gilded,  bergotben. 
gilt,  ®olb,  n.  (16). 
gilt,    golben;    gilt   illumined,    mit 

©olb  ©erjtert. 
give,    geben,*    erteiten ;    give   up, 

(often  * 
gladly,  gem,  mit  Skrgniigen;  to  be 

glad,  fid)  freuen. 
glance,  IMicf,  m.  (16). 
glass,  ©Ia§,*w.  (lc). 
glean,  fammetn. 
glitter,  gtfinjen,  erglanjen. 
gloom,  2>ttnfelt)eit,  /.  (2  c),  2)itfter= 

kit,/.  (2  c). 
glory,  9hil)m,  n».  £err(td)fett,/.  (26). 
go,  gefyen;*  to  go  on,  fovt'fabren;*  to 

go  out,  an§'gel)en,*  Ijin'ge^en;*  to 

go  to  work,    fid)    an    bie    Arbeit 

madjen;  to  be  gone,  babin  fetn.* 
God,  ®ott,*m.  (lc). 
godless,  gottloS. 
godlike,  gottlid). 
good,  gut;  good  gracious!  Wd),  bu 

tieber  -£mnmel ! 
good-by,  leben  <Sie  root>t. 
good-for-nothing,    Sangenid)t§,  m. 

(16). 
govern,  regie 'ren.f 
gracious(ly),  gnabig,  fytifbretd). 
grammar,  ®ramma'ttt,t/.  (26). 
grant,  geftatten. 
grasp,  ergreifen,*  erfaffen. 
grateful,  banfbar. 
gray,  grey,  grau. 
great,  groB;    a    great   deal,   fehr 

©iel. 


260 


VOCABULARY. 


great-coat,  paletot,  t  m.   (gen.  -9, 

pi.  -§),  Uberaiefyer,  m.  (la). 
greatly,  pcfclid),  fcljr. 
Grecian,  griedjifd). 
Greece,  ©riedjenlanb,  n.  (16). 
greedy,  gierig. 
Greek,  griedjifd). 
green,  griin. 
greet,  begriifjen. 
greeting,  ®rufj,*  m.  (1  6). 
groan,  6eufjer,  m.  (la). 
groan,  advert. 
grounds,  9lntagen,  pi. 
group,  @ruW>e,t/-  (2  a). 
group,  fid)  gruwie'ren.t 
guess,  raten.* 
guest,  ©aft,*  to.  (16). 
guilty,  fdjutbig,  ftraftid). 

H. 

habit,  ©etoof)nf)eit,/.  (2  6). 

hair,  .Spaar,  n.  (16). 

half,  fyctlb;    half  past   nine,   fyalb 

hall,  ©oat,*  to.  (1  6);  $or'ribor,t  m. 

(16). 
hall-door,  Sactltfjiir,/.  (2  6). 
hand,  £anb,*/.  (16);    with  one's 

own  hand,  eigenfycinbig. 
hand,  reidjen. 
happen,  gefdjetjcn,*  bor'fctflen,*  borr= 

fommen.* 
happily,  freubig. 
hard,  t»ctrt. 
haste,  (Site,/.  (2  a). 
hasten,  etlen. 
hat,  £ut,*m.  (16). 
have,  fjctben,  befifeen;*  to  have  to, 

tnuffen.* 
he,  er. 
head,  .fraupt,*  n.  (lc);  at  the  head, 

cm  t>en  9lnfctng. 
hear,  fyoren,  erfafjren.* 


hearer,  $ul)5rer,  to.  (la). 

hearty (ily),  fyetslidj. 

heave,  feudjen. 

heaven,  <£immel,  to.  (1  a) ;  heavens ! 

D<£>immet! 
heavily  pasted,  bid  befleiftert. 
heel,  ^adfen,  to.  (la). 
height,   ^jofje,  /.  (2  a);   .giofjepunft, 

TO.  (16) 
help,  <£>iitfe  or  <£ji(fe,/.  (2a). 
help,  l)elfen,*#utfeleiften. 
Henry,  ,£>einrid),  to. 
her,  ifyr. 

herd,  £erbe,/.  (2  a). 
here,  fticr. 
hero,  Jpetb,  m.  (2  6). 
hiding-place,  93erfterf,  n.  (16). 
high,  I)od). 

high  priest,  feofyepxieftex,  m.  (la). 
himself,  fid). 
hinge,  9lnget,/.  (2  a). 
his,  fein. 

history,  (^cfcftidjte,  /.  (2  a). 
hold,  fatten* 
holy,  fjettig. 
home,  <£>eimat,  /.   (2  6);  adv.  nad) 

£aufe. 
honesty,  $ fcrltylett,  /.  (2  a). 
honest,  efyrlid). 
honor,  (Sf)re,/.(2a);  word  of  honor, 

©f)rentt>ort,  n.  (1  6);  on  my  honor, 

auf  (Sfyre,  auf  (Stirentoort. 
honor,  beefyren. 
honorable,  efjrenroert. 
hope,  <£>offnung,/..  (26). 
hope,  f)  off  en. 
horse,  $ferb,  a.  (16). 
hospitality,      ©aftfrennbfd)ctft,  /. 

(26). 
hostess,  SSirttn,/.  (2b6). 
hour,  Stunbe,/.  (2a). 
house,  ^au§,*n.  (lc). 
how,  hue. 
however,  aber,  inbeffen. 


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261 


huge,  grofc. 

human,  mcnfc&Ud). 

humble,  gefjorfant,  untertoiirfig,  be= 

toot'.t 
humor,  «£>umor',t  m.   (lb);    fiaunc, 

/.(2  a). 
hundred,  fjunbcrt. 
husband,  ©cmabX  m.   (16). 
hush,  sum  Scfyroetgcn  bringcn.* 
hypothetical,  fjnpotbc'tifdj.t 
I,  i*. 

ice,  (H§,  n.  (lb). 
idea,  3bec',t/.  (2  a). 
identical,  ibcn'tifdj.f 
idiot,  3biot',t  m-  (26);   9tarr,   m. 

(2b). 
if,  menu,  ob;  as  if,  al§  ob,  a(§  facnn. 
ill,  franf,  fd)lcd)t;  ill  humor,  ftf)(cd)tc 

Sarnie,/.  (2  a). 
illogical,  unlo'gifdj.t 
illuminated,  crtcudjtet. 
illustrate,  iUuftric'ren.t 
illustration,  Seifpiel,  n.  (16). 
illustrious,  berufjmt. 
imaginary,  imaginfir'.t 
indicate,  an'gcben.* 
imitate,  nacb/afjnien. 
immediate,  nad)ft. 
immediately,  fofort,  glcid),  unmittcU 

bar. 
imperative,  SBefebX  m.  (16);  3m= 

pcrath),t  m.  (26). 
imperfect,  Smperfeft'^  n.  (lb). 
impertinence,    Unberfdjamtljeit,    /. 

(26). 
impertinent,   unt>erfd)amt,    itntoertU 

nent'.t 
impolite,  uubbftid). 
import,  33cbeutung,/.  (2  6). 
important,  bebcutenb,  loidjtig. 
imposing,  impofant',t 
impossible,  unmogtid). 
impression,  (Jinbrud,*  m.  (16). 
imprison,  ein'fdjliejjen.* 


imprisonment,  ©efangenfdjaft,  /. 

(26);  ®efangni§,  n.  (16). 
improper,  uncigcnt(id). 
impudence,  Unt>erfd)cimtl)cit,/.  (26). 
in,  in,  an,  auf. 
incline,  (fid))  neigen. 
increase,  bcrmcljrcn. 
indeed,  in  bcr  %\)a\,  fo. 
indefinite,  unbcftimmt. 
independent,  unab()fingig. 
indignant,  entriiftet. 
indignation,  (Sntriiftung,  /.  (26). 
indirectly,  nttttelbar. 
induce,  beranlaffcn,    betregen,*   be= 

ftimtnen. 
industry,  3nbuftric',t/.  (26). 
inevitable,  unfccrmeibttd). 
inexorable (ly),  uncrbitt(id). 
inexperienced,  uncrfafyrcn. 
inference,  <5d)(ufjfotgcrung,  /.  (26). 
infinitive,  3nftntttr/,t  m.  (1  6). 
inflect,  fleftie'ren.f 
inflict,  auf'crlegen. 
inform,  an'gcbcn,*  bcnad&ridjtigen. 
infuriated,  hmtcnb,  cmport. 
inhabitant,  Seroofjncr,  m.(la). 
inquire,  fragen. 
insert,  cin'fdjattcn. 
insist,  beftefycn*  auf. 
inspection,  9lnfuf)t,/.  (26). 
instance,  f^att,*  m.  (16). 
instant,  Wugenblicf,  m.  (16);  this 

instant,  augenbtirf(id). 
instead,  prep,  anftatt;  adv.  bafur, 

ftatt  bcffcn. 
institution,  Wnftatt,/.  (2  6). 
instrumental,  tnftrumcntar.t 
instrumentalist,  OTu'ftfer,t  m.  (1  a); 

3nftrumentifr',t  rn.  (26). 
insult,  bclcibigcn. 
intellectual,  gciftig. 
intend,  gcbenfcn,*  toor'fyaben,  heab: 

fid)tigcn. 
intention,  Slbfidjt,/.  (2  6). 


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VOCABULARY. 


interest,  intereffie'ren.f 

interest,   3nterei'fe,f    (3);    Sinfen, 

pl.\  rate  of   interest,  $in§hi&,* 

m.  (lb). 
international,  international'.! 
interrogative  sentence,  fjragefafe,* 

m.  (16). 
interrupt,  unterbredjen.* 
into,  in,  hinein. 

intonation,  33c ton ung,/.   (2  6). 
intoxicate,  beraufdjen. 
intoxicated,  trunfen. 
intoxication,  Strunfenfjeit,/.  (26). 
introduce,  ju'fntiren,  ein'fiifjren,  ein'= 

letten. 
introductory,  cinleitenb. 
invent,  erfinben.* 
invention,  (Srfafyrung,  /«  (2  6). 
inversion,  3nberjion',t  (2  6). 
inverted,  inoertiert'.f 
investigate,  unterfud)en. 
investigation,  Unterfudjung,/.  (2  6). 
inviolable,  unoertefclid). 
invitation,  gintabung,/.  (2  6). 
invite,  ein'laben.* 
is,  ift;  that  is,  i>a%  fyeifjt. 
it,  c9  (er,  fte). 
its,  fein  (ii)r). 
itself,  fid),  felbjt. 


James,  Sa'fob,  m. 
January,  3a'nuar,  m.  (16). 
jerk,  9ht*,m.  (16). 
jest,  jdieraen. 

join,  fief)  oeretnigen  mit,  bei'treten.* 
joke,  fpajjen. 
joy.ftreube,/.   (2  a). 
judge,  benrteilen. 
judgment,  23eurteilung,/.  (2  6). 
June,  3uni,  m.  (16). 
Jupiter,  the  supreme   god  of  the 
Romans ;  TJltor,  the  avenger. 


just,  gerabe,  cben,  etnmal;  just  now, 
jefct,  foeben;  just  in  time,  gerabe 
3ur  red)ten  ^eit;  just  listen,  fjoren 
Sieeintnal;  just  wait,  nun,  marten 
@ie!  Seep.  196  JVo.64. 

justify,  redjtfertigen,  bered)tigen. 

justice,  ©eredjtigieit,/.  (26). 

K. 

keep,  bematjren,  betjatten;*  to  keep 

up,  nod)  treiben;*  keep  on,  fort'= 

tieiben  *  mit. 
key,  Sdjtujfcl,  m.  (la). 
key-hole,  <Sd)luifelfod),*  n.  (1  c). 
kind,  freunblid). 
kindly,  freunblid),  gutigfi. 
kindness,  ©iite, /.  (2  a). 
King,  $finig,  m.  (1 6). 
kitchen,  ftftfte,  /.  (2  a). 
knock,  flopfen,  fdjlagen;*  to  knock 

down,  um'roerfen,*  nieber'  fdjlagen.* 
knock,  $lobfen,  n.  (la). 
know,  nuffen,*  fennen.* 
knowledge,  £enntni§,  /.  (16);  2Bif= 

fenfaaft,/.  (2  6). 

L. 

labyrinthian,  labtirin'tifd),! 

lad,  3unge,  m.  (2  a). 

ladder,  Setter,/,  (la). 

lady,  2>ame,  /.  (2a);  his  lady,  feine 

©emafcltn,/.  (26). 
language,  <S»rad)e,  /.  (2  a). 
lank,  fdjtaff,  rjinabfyangenb. 
large,  groj?;  largely,  Ijaubtfadjlid). 
last,  lefet,  aulefet;   at  last,  eubtid); 

last  week,  bortge  2Bod>e. 
late,  ftofit. 
latest,  lefct. 
Latin,  latei'nifd). 
latter,  tefct. 
laughter,  gadjen,  n.  (la). 


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laurel-wreath,  Corbeer3tt)eig,  m.(l  6). 

law,  ©efefe,  r».  (16). 

lay,  legen ;  to  lay  aside,  jur  ©cite 

legen. 
lazy,  faut. 
lead,  8tet,  w.  (1A). 
leader,  ^iifjrer,  m.  (la), 
lead-pencil,  SHeifHft,  ra.  (16). 
leaflet,  23lattd)en,  n.  (la). 
lean,  fid)  lefynen,  fid)  beugen. 
lean,  od/.,  mctger. 
learned,  getefyrt ;  learned  man,  Qbe= 

lefjrte,  m.  (2  a). 
least,  at  least,  roenigftenS. 
leave,  taffen,*  berlaffen,*  iiberlaffen  ;* 

to  leave  off,  auf'Ijoren,  etnmS  fein 

laffen* 
lecturer's  desk,  $att)e'bcr,t»i.  (1  a). 
left,  lint ;  left  hand,  Sinfe,/.  (2  a). 
lend,  Iciljen.* 
lenient(ly),  milbe. 
less,  tueniger. 
lesson,  Stunbe,/.  (2  a)   5lufgabe,  /. 

(2  a). 
let,   laffen,*  crtauben ;  to  let  out, 

au»'laffen.* 
letter,  99ud)ftabe,  m.  (2a),  Srief,  m. 

(16);  letter  of  recommendation, 

6mj)fet)tung3brief,  m.  (16). 
liable,  geneigt. 
lie,  liegen  ;*  to  lie  down,  [id)  nieber'= 

legen. 
liege  lord,  £el)n§l)err,  m.  (2  6). 
light,  2td)t,  n.  (lc&16). 
light,  an'junben. 
lighten,  blifcen. 
like,   adj.,  aljnlid),   a</y.,   n>ie  ;  the 

like,  bcrgleidjen  ;  I  like  it,  e8  gc= 

faUt*  tnir. 
line,  3ei(e,  /.  (2  a) . 
linen  chest,  2einenfd)ranf,*  m.  (1 6). 
lion,  £5roe,  m.  (2a),  Ceu,  m.  (16). 
lip,  Cippc.y.  (2  a). 
liquid,  ftluffigfeit,/.  (2  b). 


lisp,  lifpetn. 

listen,    fjoren,  ju'fjoren,    (mit)   an/= 

l)5ren. 
literature,  2itteratur',t/.  (2  5). 
little,  flein,  loenig. 
live,  (cben  (on,  t>on),  mofynen  ;  to  be 

living,  nm  I'eben  fein. 
living,  leben'big. 
loan,  £>arlel)en,  n.  (\a). 
lock,  Code,/.  (2a). 
lock  in,  ein'jdjliefjen,*  ein'fperren. 
logic,  So'gif,t/.  (2  6). 
logical(ly),  lo'gifdj.t 
logician,  2o'gifer,t  "*•  (la), 
long,  tang. 

long,  (id)  fefjnen  (nad)). 
look,  guden,  au§'|c^u  ;*  to  look  at, 

befeljen  ;*  to  look  after,  beobad)= 

ten  ;  to  look  on,  upon,  an'fetjen,* 

betradjten. 
loom  forth,  empor'ragen. 
lordly,  foufceran'.f 
lose,  Dertiereu.* 
lot,  33aupfatj,*  m.  (16). 
love,  Ciebc,/.  (2a),  ©rii&e, pi. 
loving,  liebenb. 
lower,  finfen*  taffen.* 
lunatic,  Skrriidte,  m.  (2a). 
lyric,  ein  lnrifd)e§  05ebid)t,  n.  (16). 

M. 

madness,  Solicit, /.  (2  6). 
magazine,  geitfdjrift, /.  (2  6). 
magnanimous(ly),  grojjmtttig. 
magnificently ),  pradjtttoll. 
magnitude,  03rofje,/.  (2a). 
maid,  maiden,  9Jtabd)en,  n.  (la), 
mail,  ^oft,/.  (2  6). 
mail,  mit  ber  $oft  fdjiden. 
majestic(ally),  majefta'tifdj.t 
majesty,  UttajeflStM-/-  (2  6). 
make,  madjen  ;  to  make  out,  f)cr= 
auS'bringen.* 


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VOCABULARY. 


malicious,  fjeimtucfifd). 
man,  Wlann*  m.  (lc),  aiienfcf),  m. 
(26). 

mane,  SJiatyne,/.  (2  a). 

manner,  9lrt,/.  (2  6),  2Betfe,/.  (2  a), 

2Befen,  n.  (la). 
mantle,  $amingeftm§,  n.  (16). 
manufacturer,  SOerfertiger,  m.  (la). 
manufacturing  town,  ^abrifftabt,* 

/•(lb). 
many,  btele,  mand). 
March,  iMrs,  w.  (16). 
mark  of  kindness,  9tufmerffamfeit, 

/•  (2  6). 
marry,  fjeiraten,  fid)  toerfyeiraten  ;  to 

be  married,  fid)  trauen  lajfen  * 
marvellously ),  ttmnberbar. 
mass,   9ttaffe,  /.  (2  a),  verb  :   an'* 

fyaufen. 
master,  SEJleiftcr,  m.  (la),  £err,  m. 

(2  6);  master  of  the  house,  £au§= 

fyerr,  m.  (2  6);  master  of  tone,  bcr 

Xone  SCReifter,  m.  (la). 
master,  bemeiftern. 
match,  Strcid^olsdjen,  n.  (la). 
material,  materielf  .f 
matter,  9lngelegenl)eit,/.  (2  6). 
mattress,  9ttatra'fee,t/.  (2a). 
may,  fonnen,*  biirfen,*  mogen.* 
me,  mir,  mid). 
mean,    tncinen,  bcbenten,  bectbfid)tU 

gen;  in  the  meantime,  nnterbeffen. 
meaning,  Sinn,  m.  (16). 
meanwhile,  inatmfdjen. 
mediation,  SSermittelung,/.  (2  6). 
meditation,  9tad)benfen,  n.  (la). 
meditatively),  nad)benf(id). 
meet,  begegnen,  suiammen'treffen.* 
melodious,  mobjflingenb. 
mental,    geiftig ;     mental   power, 

©etfteSfraft,*/-  (16). 
mention,  entmfynen. 
merely,  blojj,  nur. 
messenger,  SBote,  m.  (2  a). 


mild,  freunblid). 

mimic  art,  mimicry,  WuniVrff. 

mimic,  nad/a^men. 

mind,  ©eift,  m.  (lc). 

minute,  Sttinute,/.  (2  a);  this  very 
minute,  angcnbticflid). 

mirror,  Spiegel,  m.  (la). 

misadventure,  Unfatt,*  m.  (16). 

misanthropic,  menfdjenfeinblid). 

miserahle(ly),erbarmUd),mifera/bel.t 

moan,  ftofmen,.  ad)sen. 

modal  auxiliary,  DJtobat'berb,!  n. 
(3). 

moderate,  leiblid),  mafjig. 

modest,  befdjeiben.  [men. 

modify,  mobifi3ie'ren,f  nafyer  beftim= 

modifier,  23e[timmung§tt)ort,*n.  (lc). 

moment,  foment',  t  m.  (16)), 
Wugenblitf,  m.  (16);  only  this 
moment,  eben  nod). 

money,  ©elb,  n.  (lc);  money  mat- 
ters, ©etbangetegenfyeiten,  pi. 

monologue,  SflionotogM"  m.  (16), 
©elbftgcffcrad),  n.  (16). 

month,  DJtt/nat,  m.  (16). 

mood,  Stimmung,/.  (2  6). 

more,  mctjr  ;  one  more,  nod)  ein. 

moreover,  ferner,  iiberbie§. 

morning,  Diovgen,  m.  (la). 

mortgage,  -Onpottyef',!/.  (2  6). 

mortifying,  bemiitigenb,  pein(id). 

most,  adv.,  am  meiften. 

mother-tongue,  9ftutterfprad)e,  /. 
(2a). 

motive,  2Hotto',t  n.  (16),  ©runb,* 
m.  (16). 

mountain,  ©ebirge,  n.  (la). 

mouth,  9ttunb,  m.  (16). 

mouth-piece,  9Jiunbfturf,  n.  (16). 

move,  bemegen,*  (cause),  berocgen 
(stir),  riicfen. 

movement,  Semegung,/.  (2  6). 

Mozart,  a  famous  German  com- 
poser, 1756-1791. 


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Mr.,  £crr,  m.  (2  6). 
Mrs,  Sfrau,/.  (2  6). 
much,    t>kl ;    very    much,    fefyr ; 

much-sought-for,  t>ic(ge|*ud)t. 
murder,  TO  orb,  m.  (16). 
murmer,  murmcln. 
muse,    TOufe,  /.    (2a)j    muses  = 

daughters  of  Zeus,  the  inspiring 

goddesses  of  art  and  poetry, 
museum,   5Jttuie'um,t    n.  {gen.  -§, 

pi.  TOufe'cu). 
music,  Wlufxt'Af.  (2  6). 
musical,  mufifa'lifd).t 
musician,  5Ku'fi!cr,t  m.  (la). 
music  room,  TOuftt'atmmer,  n.  (la), 
must,  muffen.* 
mute,  Stumme,  m.  (2  a). 
mutter,  murmeln. 
my,  metn,  mcine.  , 


name,  9tame,  m.  (2  a);  her  name 

is,  fie  rjeifct.* 
narrow,  enge. 
national,  nationar.t 
native  place,  .£eimat3ort,*  m.  (1  c). 
nature,  9tetur',/.  (2  6). 
naughty,  uugejogen. 
near,  \\a\jc ;  most  near,  am  nadjfteu. 
necessary,  tiottfl,  notiuenbig. 
need,  Hotmcnbigfcit,/.  (26). 
need,  braudjen. 
negation,  negative,  Skrneinung,  /. 

(26). 
negative,  negatir/;t  verb,  t>erneineu. 
neglectful,  nad)lafftg. 
neighbor,  9iad)bar,  m.  (3),  9iad)fte, 

m.  (2  a). 
neither  .  .  .  nor,  tnebcr  .  .  .  nod), 
nervous,  nertooS'.t 
neuter,  fddjtid). 
never,  nte,  niemal§. 
new,  neu. 


news,  9tad)rid)t,/.  (26). 

newspaper,  Seitung,/.  (2  6). 

next,  nadjft. 

night,  9tad)t,*/-  (16). 

nightfall,  ber  Ginbrud)  be3  9lbenb§. 

niece,  Wid)te,/.  (2  a). 

nimble,  flint,  fdmetffiijjig. 

nine,  neun. 

ninth,  neunte. 

no,  nein  ;  none,  fetn  ;  no  one,  feincr, 

utemanb  ;  no  longer,  uid)t  Icinger. 
noble,  ebet. 
nobody,  ntemanb. 
noise,  Scion,  m.  (16). 
nonchalance,  @letd)gi'iftigfeit,  /. 

(2ft). 
none,  fetn  ;  none  of,  nid)t§  toon. 
non-finite,  inftnit'.t 
non-personal,  un&erffintid). 
nonsense,  Unjinn,  m.  (16),  Stlbern= 

rjeiten,  pi. 
noon,  TOtttag,  m.   (16);   at  noon, 

mittagS. 
nor,  nod). 
normal,  gerabe. 
nose,  ftafe,/.  (2  a). 
nostril,  9iajenfliiget,  m.  (la). 
not,  nidjt ;  not  a,  fcin. 
notable(ly),  bornefymlid). 
note,  9lnmerfung,/.(2  6),  33itlet',t  n, 

(16),  Sriefdjen,  n.  (la). 
note  down,  notte'ren.f 
nothing,  nid)t§. 
notice,  bcmerfcn. 
notify,  mtt'teiten. 
notorious,  berud)tigt. 
noun,  -£>aur-tmort,*  n.  (lc). 
nourishment,  Warning,/.  (2  6). 
novel,  9toinan',f  m.  (16). 
now,  nun,  jefet ;  just  now,  gcrabc 

jefet ;  now  and  then,  fcin  unb  roie^ 

b«r. 
number,  Hummer, if.  (2a),  Wnjalji, 

/.  (2  6),  9tumero,t/. 


266 


VOCABULARY. 


0. 

oblige,  berpftidjten. 
object,  Object  n.  (lb). 
observation,  93eobad)tung,/.  (2  6). 
observe,  bemerfen,  beobad)ten. 
obstinacy,  £artnficfigfett,  /.    (2  6), 

roiberfc^lic^e§  23etragen,  n.  (la). 
obtain,  befommen,*  erfyatten* 
occupation,  Sefdjciftigung,/.  (2  6). 
occupy,  ein'netjmen.* 
occur,  bor'falten,*  QcfdEjctjcn,*  fid)  er= 

etgnen,  ftefjen.* 
occurrence,  @retgnt§,  n.  (16),  95or= 

fommni§,  n.  (16). 
o'clock,    at  ten  o'clock,    urn  jefyn 

llf)r. 
October,  Dfto'ber,f  m.  (la), 
ode,  ©be,/.  (2a);  festive  ode,  ^eft= 

obe,/.  (2  a). 
of,  toon,  an,  au§. 
offense,  Seteibtgung,  /.  (2  6),  93er= 

gefyen,  n.  (1  a). 
offend,  betetbigen. 
offer,  Wnerbteten,  n.  (la). 
offering,  Dpfer,  n.  (la). 
office,  9lmt,*n.  (lc). 
official  chair,  9Imt§feffet,  m.  (la). 
officious,  bienftbefttffen. 
often,  oft. 
oil,  CI,  n.  (16). 
old,  alt. 

omit,  au§'laffen.* 
on,  auf,  an,  ju  ;  on  condition,  unter 

ber  Sebtiigung. 
once,  einmat ;  at  once,  auf  einmat, 

jugleirf),  fofort,  augenbttrftid) ;  once 

more,  nunmetjr ;  once  for  all,  cin 

fiir  attentat. 
one,  etn,  eine. 
only,  nur,  lebtgtid). 
open,  adj.,  offen  ;  verb,  Bffnen,  auf'= 

madjen,  auf'fltnfen. 
opera,  D^cr,t/.  (2  a). 


opinion,  2Mnung,  /.  (2  6),  2lnfid)t, 

/•  (2  6). 
opponent,  ($egner,  m.  (la). 
opportunity,  ©elegentyeit, /.  (2  6). 
opposite,  entgegengefefct. 
opposition,  2Biberrebe,  /.  (2  6),  2Bi* 

ber|>rud),*  m.  (16). 
optative  sentence,  2Bunfd)fafc,*  m. 

(16). 
or,  ober;  either  ...  or,  entroeber  . . . 

obcr ;  or  else,  ober. 
order,  Drbnung,/.  (26),  SBortfotge, 

/.  (2  a) ;  in  order  to,  urn  ju. 
order,  beftetten,  fommen*  taffen.* 
ordinary,  gett>5t)ntid). 
original,  urtt>ud)|ig,  urfprtinglid). 
other,  anber;  otherwise,  anber§. 
our,  unfer. 
ought,  foil,  fottte. 
ounce,  Unae,t/.  (2  a). 
out,  au§. 

outside,  aufjert)atb,  braufjen  toor. 
outwit,  iibertiften. 
ovation,  Dbatton^f/.  (2  6). 
over,  iiber. 
overcome,  overwhelm,    uberttmttt= 

gen. 
owe,  fdjulben. 
own,  adj.,  etgen  ;  verb,  befifcen.* 

P. 

pace,  fdjreiten.* 

painfully,  miibjam. 

pair,  <)3aar,  n.  (16). 

pale,  btafj ;  to  turn  pale,  erbteidjen.* 

paper,  papier,  n.  (16),  Settung,  /• 

(2  6). 
paper,  adj.,  pajrieren ;    verb,  tape= 

jte'ren.t 
pardon,  9Ser3eiljung, /.  (26). 
pardon,  berjeitjen.* 
parenthetical,  parentfje'tifdj.t 
parlor,  aBotmjimmer,  n.  (la). 


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267 


part,  Seit,  m.  (16). 
particle,  <Parti're{,t/.  (2  a). 
particular,  (Stnjetfjeit, /.  (2  6). 
participle,  $artiaip',t  n.  {gen.  -§, 

pi.  -ten). 
pass,ger)en,*»orbei'fal)ren,*ftreid)en;* 

to  pass  the  door,  an  bcr  2l)ur 

oorbei'fommen;*  to  pass  one's  lips, 

fiber  bie  fiippen  gleiten* 
passage,  @ang,*m.  (16),  SteHe,  /. 

(2  a). 
past,  sm66-<.,  33ergangenl)eit,/.  (2  6); 

adj.,  oergangen. 
past  participle,  $artijip(ium),  $er= 

fett(i),tn. 
paste,  $(eifter,  m.  (la);  paste-pot, 

Meijtertopf,*  ro.  (16). 
pasted,  befleiftert. 
pathos,  $atf)o§,  n.  (16). 
patroness,  ©ftnnerin,/.  (2  6). 
pause,  inne'fyalten.* 
pea,  Grbfe,/.  (2  a). 
peace,  ?5rriebe(n),  m. 
peaceful,  frieblid). 
pearl,  ^erle,/.  (2  a). 
Pearl  Street,  ^erlftrafee,  /.  (2  a). 
peculiar,  cigen. 

pedagogue,  <P(ibagog',t  vn.  (2  6). 
peel  (out),  (rjerau§)fd)dlen. 
penalty,  Strafe,/.  (2a). 
penetrate,  burcfjbrtngen* 
people,  Soil,*  n.  (lc),  Nation,  t  /• 

(26). 
perceive,  bemerfen,  berfpfiren. 
perceptibly,  merftid). 
perfect,  oollfommen. 
permit,  erlauben;  te  be  permitted, 

biirfen.* 
person,  $erfon,/.  (2  6). 
personal,  pcrfoniict). 
persuade,  uberreben;  to  be  persu- 
aded, fid)  iibeireben  laffen* 
phenomenal,  ptjanomenal'.f 
phenomenon,  ^fydnomen',!  n.  (16). 


philosopher,  <JM)i(ofopb/,f  m.  (2  6). 
philosophical,  pl)i(oii/pl)ifd).t 
photograph,  ^()otograpl)ie't/.  (2a). 
phrase,  <Ba^,*  m.  (16). 
physical,  phlj'ftfdM 
picture,  2Mlb,  n.  (lc). 
picturesque,  malerifd). 
pipe,  $f*ife,/.  (2  a). 
pitch,  toerfen;*  to  pitch  into,  ftd) 

merfen*  in. 
place,  Drt,*m.(lc),<JMafc,*m.(16), 

©telle,/.  (2  a);  into  place,  juredjt; 

of  this  place,  tjierorttg. 
place  of  destination,  58eftimmung§= 

ort,*  m.  (lc). 
place,  fiellen,  fefeen. 
plain,  (Jbene,/.  (2  a). 
plan,  $taii,*m.  (1  6);  plan  of  study, 

£el»rplan,*  m.  (16);  plan  for  the 

future,  3ufunft§plan,*  m.  (16). 
platform   (of  a  lecturer),  $atf)e'= 

ber.f  w.  and  n.  (la). 
play,  fpielen. 

pleasant,  angenefym,  rjfibfd). 
please,  gefallen,*  rooUen;*  please! 

bitte!  gefdtligft. 
pleasure,  93crgnugen,  n.  (la). 
plural,  TOe&raabl,  /.  (26). 
pocket,  Safdje,/.  (2a). 
poet,  $id)ter,  m.  (la), 
point,  Spifce,/.  (2  a). 
points  of  difficulty,  pi.  <Sd)auerig= 

!eiten. 
polite,  I) ftfl id). 

politeness,  £ftflid)feit,/.  (2  6). 
poor,  arm. 
popular,  popular'.! 
position,  Stetlung,/.  (2  6),  Stetle,/. 

(2a). 
positive,  pofitio'.f 
positively,  entfd)ieben. 
possess,  befifeen* 
possession,  23eft&,  m.  (16). 
possibility,  <Mftglid)feit,/.  (2  6). 


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possible,  m&gltdj,  ebentuefl'.f 
possibly,  mog(id)ertt)eife. 
postage,  $orto,f  n.  (la). 
post-office  order,  Spoftantoeifung,  /. 

(26). 
pour,  ftromen. 
power,  graft,*/-  (16). 
powerless,  mad)tto§. 
practical,  ^raf'tifc^t 
practice,  ein'itben. 
practise,  Ubung,  /.  (2  6). 
praise,  loben. 
prank,  Streid),  m.  (16). 
precede,  boran'gc^cn;*  it  precedes, 

e§  ftct)t  t>or. 
precinct,  Region',  t/.  (2  6). 
precious,  foftbar. 
predicative,  prabifati&'.t 
preeminent,  fyerfcorragenb. 
prefer,  toor'aiefjen  * 
prefix,  gSorjil&e,  /.  (2a),  $refir,  n. 

(16). 
preparation,  SBorbereitung,  /.  (2  6). 
prepare,  prepctrie'ren,!  fid)  bor'berei= 

ten. 
preposition,  ^rctyofition',!/.  (2  6). 
presence,  ©egeniuart,  /.  (2  6),  SJkcu 

fen§,  n.,  93orl)anbenfein,  n.  (la). 
present,  gegenroartig,  jefcig. 
present,  ©egentxmrt, /.  (2  6);   $rcU 

fen§,  w.  at  present,  bermalen. 
present  participle,  $articip(ium), 

5Pra[cutt§,t  n. 
present,  toor'fteflen,  itberreidjeu. 
presentation,  Wuffiifyrung,  /.  (2  6). 
presently,  gleid),  fofort. 
preserve,  beinafyren. 
presumptuous,  ttriberfpenftig. 
pretext,  SSormanb,*  m.  (16). 
prevail,  fyerrfd&en. 
prevent,  toerfjinbern. 
previous,  bortjergc^enb,  fritter, 
price,  $rei§,  ra.  (16). 
pride,  ©tola,  «*.  (16). 


priest,  spriefter,  ra.  (la), 
priestess,  ^rtcftcrin,/.  (2  6). 
prince,  ^furft,  ra.  (2  6),  5Prina,  m. 

(26). 
princess,  ^rinaef'fin, /.  (2  6). 
principal,  £iref'tor,t  »*•  (3). 
principal,  ttrid)tigft;  principal  lan- 
guage,   £aitpt)>rad)e,    /.     (2  a); 

principal  clause,    ^auptfctfc,*  ra. 

(16). 
principle,  ^rinaip^t  n.  {gen.  3,  pJ. 

5)5rin3tvicii);    general   principle, 

©ruubprinat^t  n. 
print,  brucfen. 
prison,  ©efdngnti,  rc.  (16). 
private,  prtoat'.f 
privilege,    Spritiile'gium,!    n.   {gen. 

-§,  pi.  -ten),  23orred)t,  n.  (1 6). 
probability,     2Baf)rfd)emttd)feit,    /. 

(26). 
probable(ly),  hml)rid)ein(id). 
procure,  tterjdjaffen,  fommcn  laffen* 
professional,  $iinft(er,  ra.  (la),  pi. 

Qfadjteute,  SProfejftonet'le.t 
product  of  art,  $unfteraeugni§,  n. 

(16). 
professor,  ^rofef'for,!  rn.  (3). 
professorial  chair,  ^attie'bet,!  »». 

and  n.  (la). 
profitable,  genrinnbrtngenb. 
profusion,  SkrfdjtDenbung,/.  (2  6). 
program,  *Programm',t  n.  (16). 
promise,  toerfprcdjen.* 
pronoun,  ^ronotn',  n.  (3),  fSfiirroort,* 

n.  (lc). 
pronounce,  auS'ipredjen.* 
pronunciation,  9lu3farad)e,  /.  (2  a). 
proper,  anfttinbig,  paffenb. 
property,  ©runbftutf,  n.  (16). 
propound,  auf'tuerfen*  (eine  ffcage). 
prostrate,  nieber'roerfen.* 
prototype,  2)orbi(b,  n.  (lc). 
prove,  fid)  ertoeifen* 
Prussia,  ^Sreufjen,  n. 


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provisional,  brotoifo'rifd).t 

psychical,  p)yd)i]'d),t  feelifd). 

puff,  paffen. 

punctuality,  $unftlid)feit,/.  (2  6). 

punctuation,  3eid)enfefeung,/.  (2  6). 

punishment,  Strafe,/.  (2a). 

pupil,  (Sdjiiler,  m.  (la). 

pure,  rein. 

purpose,  ^tnecf,  m.  (16);  for  the 
purpose  of,  3tr>e<f§. 

pursue,  berfotgen. 

put,  ftetfen,  legen,  fe&en;  to  put 
down,  fdjretben;*  put  together, 
3ufammen'fud)en  or  =fteQen. 


qualifier,  58eftimmung§h)ort,*  n.  (1  c). 
qualify,  naljer  beftimmen,  befd)rcinfen. 
quarter,  SMertel,  n.  (la);  quarter 

of  an  hour,  $iertetftunbe,  /.  (2  a). 
queen,  $onigin,/.  (2  6). 
question,  forage,/.  (2a). 
quick  (ly),  rafd). 
quiet  (ly),rut)ig. 
quite,  gan,?,  bureaus. 
quotation,  Wnfiibrung,  /.  (2  6),  ftebe, 

/.  (2a). 

R. 

rage,  toben. 

raise,  Ijeben,*  erfyeben.* 

rapid,  fdjnetl,  rafd). 

rare,  felten. 

rate  of  interest,  3in§fufj,  m.  (1 6). 

rattle,  raffeln. 

reach,  reidjen,  finben.* 

read,  lefen.* 

readily,  fdjneUer,  teid>ter- 

real(ly),  n)irf(id),  luabrftafttg. 

reason,  33erftaub,  m.  (16),  Urfadje, 

/  (2a),©runb,*m.  (16). 
receipt,  Ginnatjme,/.  (2  a). 


receive,  empfangen,*  errjatten.* 
reception,  6mpfang,*  m.  (1  6),  (8e= 

fcUfdjaft,/.  (2  6) ;  reception  room, 

Gmpfang§3immer,  u.  (la). 
recitation,  Stunbe,/.  (2  a). 
recognize,  erfennen.* 
recompense,  belorjnen. 
recover,  bcr'ftettcn. 
recreation,  grfrifdjung,/.  (2  6),  5kr= 

gni'igen,  n.  (1  a). 
recruit,  Dtefrut't »».  (2  6). 
reference,  9iudfid)t  (auf),  /.  (2  6), 

3eugniS>  n.   (16),    (£tnpfef)(ung§= 

fdjreiben,  w.  (la);  in  reference  to 

this,  bieSbejuglid). 
refractory,  nnberfefclid). 
refresh,  erfrtfdjeu. 
refuse,  fid)  roeigern,  au§'fd)(agen.* 
regard,  £infid)t,/.(2  6);  as  regards, 

ir>a§  . .  .  anbetrifft;*  in  regard,  be= 

3iigtid);  with  regard  to,  in  <£>infid)t 

auf. 
regarding,  f)infid)ttid). 
regret,  bebauern. 
relation,  23e3iel)ung,/.  (2  6). 
relative,  33eriuanbte,  m.  (2a). 
relative,  bejuglid),  relatir/.t 
rely,  fid)  t>erlaffen*  auf. 
remain,  bteiben  * 
remark,  bemerfen. 
remarkable,  merfnmrbig. 
remember,  ftd)  an  etroa§  erinnern. 
remind,    erinnern    (an),    gemarjnen 

(an). 
remit,  crfaffen  * 

remove,  ab'jierjen*  (einen  <Sd)tuffel). 
remunerate,  belol)nen. 
render,  leiften,  iiberfefeen. 
renowned,  beriirjmt. 
repeat.  tiucberbolen. 
repent  bereuen. 
repentance,  iWeue,/.  (2  a). 
repetition,  SiMcbcrbolunQ,/.  (2  6). 
reply,  ortuibern,  antiuorten,  Derfefcen. 


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VOCABULARY. 


report,  bertdjten,  93ertd)t  crftattcn. 

reputation,  5Kuf,  m.  (16). 

request,  bitten  * 

require,  Derlangen;  is  required,  mujj 
gefefct  inerben. 

required,  erforberttd). 

requirement,  ^Hnforberung,  /.  (2  6), 
@rforberni§,  n.  (16). 

reserved,  t>or'bef)alten* 

residence,  sBof)nung,/.  (2  6). 

resignation,  (Jrgebung,  /.  (2  6). 

resigned,  adj.,  ergeben. 

resolve,  auf'tBfeu. 

resolute,  cntfd)toffcn. 

resound,  erfdjaflen,  ertonen. 

respect,  s-8ejiel)ung,  /.  (2  6),  £od)= 
adjtung,  /.  (2  6);  in  all  other  re- 
spects, in  jeber  cmberen  <£infid)t. 

respectful,  ad)tung§botf,  ebrerbietig, 
t)5f(ic3^. 

rest  assured,  fei  fcerfidjert. 

restless,  raftto§. 

restlessness,  9hit)eloftgfett,  /.  (2  6). 

restrict,  befefyranfen. 

restriction,  $e)'d)ranfung, /.  (2  6). 

result,  $efutat',t  n.  (16);  without 
result,  erjolgto§. 

resume,  roieberauf/nefimen.* 

retain,  bei'berjalten.* 

retire,  fid)  suruef'jiefyen.* 

return,  aurud'f  ommen,*  aurUdf'gcben,* 
juruef'fenben,*  toerfefcen. 

reveal,  aufjern,  offenbaren. 

reverse  order,  umgefefjrte  9teif)en= 
fotge,/.  (2  a). 

reward,  23e(ot)nung,/.  (2  6). 

ribbon,  Sanb,*  n.  (lc). 

riddel,  Oifitfel,  n.  (la). 

ridicule,  ladjerlid)  tnadjen. 

right,  redjt;  to  be  right,  red)t  fyaben; 
right  back,  gteid)  obcr  fofort  juriicf; 
right  here,  gcrabc  l)ier;  right 
hand,  <Red)te,  /.  (2  a) ;  at  the  right, 
jur  9ted)ten. 


right,  tRed)t,  n.  (16);  rights  (of  an 

affair),  Seredjttgung,/.  (2  6). 
ring,    tonen;    to    ring    the    bell, 

flingeln,  jdjetlen. 
ringing,  ©eflingel,  n.  (la). 

rival,  ftebenbubjerin, /.  (2  6),  9Hr 

toa'lin,t/.  (2o). 
roar,  ©ebrull,  n.  (16);  roar  of  the 

chorus,  Gfyorgebrutl,  n.  (16). 
robber,  ftauber,  m.  (la). 
robust,  fyanbfeft. 
rogue,   Sptfcbube,  m.  (2  a),   Sdjelm, 

m.  (16). 
roguish,  fd)elmifd>. 
roof,  %a$* n.  (lc). 
room,  gimmer,  n.  (la),  <SaoI,*  m. 

(16). 
root,  SSursel, /.  (2  a),  DueHe,  /.  (2  a), 
rough,  raut). 
round,  ffieifje,/.  (2  a). 
roundabout  way,  Umtneg,  m.  (16). 
rule,  Kegel,/.  (2a). 
run,  laufen  * 
rustle,  raufdjen. 

S. 

sable,  Sobetpelj,  m.  (16). 

sacred,  gett>ett)t. 

sacrificial  offering,  Dpf erg  abe,  /. 
(2  a). 

sacrilege,  93ta§J)f)emie',t/.  (2  a). 

sad,  traurig. 

sadly,  traurig,  ernftlid). 

sake,  for  the  sake  of,  megen,  be= 
f)uf§,  um  . . .  ttriflen. 

salary,  ©e&ctlt,*  m.  (lc). 

salon,  Salon',  t  w.  (gen.  -§,  pZ.  -§), 
a  fashionable  distinguished  as- 
semblage. 

salutation,  ©rujj,*  m.  (16). 

salute,  flriipen. 

same,  ber=,  bie=,  balfelbe.        [(la). 

sample,  ^Jrobe,  /.  (2  a),  SUiufter,  n. 


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Samson,  the  strong  man,  the  cham- 
pion of  the  Hebrews.  His  super- 
natural strength  lay  in  his  long 
hair.  This  was  cut  off  by  his 
love,  Delilah,  and  he  was  thus 
deprived  of  his  strength  (Judges 
16,4-21). 

sanctuary,  <OeiUgtntn,*  n.  (lc). 

satellite,  SatettirTf  m.  (2  6). 

satisfaction,  ©enugtfyunng,  /.  (2  6). 

satisfied,  befricbigt;  to  remain  sa- 
tisfied, [id)  begniigen. 

Saturday,  ©onnabenb,  m.  (16). 

save,  retten,  fyctren. 

say,  fagen. 

scapegrace,  SaugenidjtS,  m.  (16). 

scholar,  (Mefyrte,  m.  (2a). 

school,  ©d)ute, /.  (2  a);  school  court, 
<Sd)uft)of,*  (16). 

school-boy,  Sd)itlfnabe,  m.  (2  a). 

school-master,    6d)itlmann,*  m. 
(lc). 

school-life,  SdjuIIeben,  n.  (la). 

science.  2tfiffenfd)aft,/.  (26). 

scissors  (a  pair  of),  <Sd)ere,/.  (2  a). 

scoundrel,  Sdnirfe,  m.  (2  a). 

scrap.  8*ttel,  m.  (la). 

script,  <Sd)rift,/.  (2  6). 

seat,  Sife,  m.  (16),  <Stuf)(,*m.  (1  6). 

seclude,  ab'l'djliejjen.* 

second,  jmeit,  secondly,  3toetten§. 

secret,  $ef)eimni$,  n.  (16);  in  se- 
cret, tnSgefyeim. 

secretary,  Gefretar',f  m.  (16);  pri- 
vate secretary,  ^rtfcat'fefreta'rtn,! 
/.  (26). 

security,  gtd)erf)eit,  /.  (2  6),<Pfanb,* 
n.  (lc). 

see,  [ef)en,*ein't*el)en.* 

seek,  fudu'ii ;  much  sought  for,  tiiiU 
aefurf)t. 

seem,  [djeinen,*  erfdjeinen;*  it  seems 
to  me,  id)  ftnbe. 

seeming(ly),  fd)cinbar. 


seize,  ergreifen.* 
self,  fclbft. 
sell  Dcrfaufen. 
send,  jdjtcfen,  fenben.* 
sensational,    fenjattonell';!    sensa 

tional  novel,  (SenfattonS'roman'  + 

m.  (16). 
sense,  Sinn,  m.  (1  6). 
sensible,  to  be  sensible  of,  empftn* 

ben* 
sentence,  Safe,*  m.  (16). 
sentence,  flrafen. 
sentinel,  sentry,  Sdjilbmadje, /. 

(2  a). 
separable,  trennbar. 
separate,  trennen. 
separation,  Srennung,/.  (2  6). 
serious,  ernft. 

seriousness,  (Srnft,  m.  (16). 
seriously,  ernftlid). 
servant,  Wiener,  m.  (la). 
servant   girl,   2)ienftmabd)en,   n. 

(la). 
serve,  btenen,  Jerbie'ren.f 
set,  fefeen;  to  set  off ,  ab'reifen,  ab'= 

trennen. 
seven,  fieben. 
several,  berfdneben;  pi.,  eintge,  ntef)- 

rere. 
severe(ly),ftreng,  fiefttg. 
severity,  Strenge,/.  (2a). 
shake,  fdjiittetn,  au§'fd)utteln. 
shamble,  fdjlenfern. 
she,  )le. 
sheet  of  paper,  93ogen  papier,  m. 

(la). 
shiver,  Sdjauer,  m.  (la). 
shoe.  Sd)ul),  m.  (16). 
shorten,  berfftrjen. 
short,   tuxy,  a  short  time  ago,  toor 

furicni. 
shoulder,  Sd)u(ter,  /.  (2  a). 
shout,  ruten,*  Jdjrcten.* 
show,  jeigen,  ertoeifen,*  befunben. 


272 


VOCABULARY. 


shrill,  fdrritt. 

shut,  fdjtiejsen.* 

sick,  (ran!;  sick  of,  miibe. 

side,  ©cite,/.  (2a). 

sign,  3etd)en,  n.  (la). 

sign,  nnterfdjreiben.* 

silent,  [tilt. 

silence,  <Stittfd)tt)eigen,  n.  (la). 

silk  (en),  fetben. 

silly,  bumm. 

similar,  arjnttrf). 

simplicity,  6inf ad)ftcit,  /.  (26). 

simple,  einfad). 

simulated,  erl)eitd)ett. 

since,  prep.,  fcit;  conj.,  ha. 

sincere  (ly),  aufrtdjtig. 

singer,  ©anger,  m.  (la). 

single,  etnjeln,  einstg. 

singular,  Singular, f  m.  (16),  (Jin= 

3al)t,/.(2  6). 
sink,  finten  * 
sir,  ,£err  !  m.  (2  6). 
sit,  fifcen;*  to  sit  down,  fid)  fefeen. 
situated,  gelegen;  to  be  situated, 

liegen  * 
situation,  Cage,/.  (2a),  Situation',  f 

/.  (2  6),  <Sad)lage,/.  (2  a). 
six,  fed)§. 

slave,  (Stla'toct  m.  (2  a). 
sleep,  fd)(afen.* 
sleeping-room,    ©djlafsimmer,     n. 

(la). 
slender,  fd)tanl. 
slight,  gelinb. 
slow(ly),  langfam. 
small,  ftein. 

smell,  ©erud),*  m.  (16). 
smile,  Cadjeln,  n.  (la). 
smile,  tadjeln. 
smite,  [trafen. 
smoke,  raudjen. 
smooth,  gtatt;     smooth-shaven, 

glattrafiert'.f 
smooth,  gtdtten. 


snow,  Srfjnee,  m.  (la). 

so,  fo,  e§,  baZ,  atfo,  ha. 

so-called,  fogenannt. 

sober,  nud)tern. 

society,  ©efettf  d)aft, /.  (2  6). 

soldier,  <SoIbat',t  m.  (2  6). 

sofa,  Sofa,  n.  {gen.  -3,  pi.  -§). 

solemn(ly) ,  feiertid). 

solid,  fompatff. 

soliloquy,  Gelbftgeffcrad),  n.  (16). 

solve,  toi'en. 

some,  eintge;  some  day,  einmal. 

somebody,  jemanb. 

something,  etma§. 

somewhat,  etma. 

song,  ©efang,*™.  (16). 

soon,  batb,  fd)on. 

soothing,  befcinfttgenb. 

Sophocles,  an  illustrious  Athenian 

dramatic  poet,  495-406  B.C. 
sorrow,  Summer,  m.  (la). 
sort,  9lrt,  /.  (2  6);  no  sort  of ,  fei= 

nerlet. 
sound,  2aut,  m.  (16). 
spare,  berfaumen,  erfparen. 
speak,  fpredjen,*  reben. 
special,  beionber. 
specialist,  f^adjmann,*  m.  (lc). 
specific,  fpeci'fifd),!  befonber. 
speech,  Olebe,/.  (2  a). 
speed,  SdjnetHgfeit,/.  (2  6). 
spend,  fcerteben. 
spirit,  ©eift,  m.  (lc). 
spite,  in  spite  of,  trofe. 
Spontini,     an     Italian     musician, 

1774-1851. 
spread,  Derbreiten. 
stair,  Xrewe,  /.    (2a),    ©tiege,  /. 

(2  a). 
stalk,  fdjreiten  * 
stammer,  flam  me  In. 
stamp,  Srtefmarfe, /.  (2  a). 
stand,  (tetjen.* 
stanza,  25er§,  m.  (16). 


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273 


stare,  ftarren. 

start,  ab'reifen,  in  bie  #5f)e  fasten.* 

startle,  erfdjterfen.* 

state,  bar'tegen. 

statement,    Wngabe,  /.   (2  a),    SBe= 

(muptnng,/.  (2  6). 
station,  ftetfen. 
stay,  bleibcn  * 
steal,  ftetjlcn  * 
stealthily,  leije,  un'bertnerft. 
stenograph,  ftenogmpljie'ren.t 
stenographer,   Stenograph' ,t  to. 

(26). 
step,  treten,*  fteigen.* 
step,  Scfjritt,  to.  (16). 
stick,  ftetfen,  fleben. 
stifle,  unterbrutfen. 
still,   adj.,  ftilT ;   adv.,  nod)  immer, 

nod),  bod). 
stock,  in  stock,  auf  fiager. 
stoic,  jto'ifdj.t 

stone,  (Stein,  to.  (16);  adj.,  fteinern. 
stop,  an't)alten;*  to  stop  ringing, 

i>a$  $(ingetn  laffen  * 
storm,  ©emitter,  n.  (la). 
story,  ©e|'d)id)te, /.  (2  a),  ©todroetf, 

n.  (16). 
strange,  feltfam,  foitberbar. 
stream,  ftrotnen. 
street,  Strafe,/.  (2a). 
strength,  ftraft,*/.  (16). 
strengthen,  ftiirfen,  berftarfen. 
strictly),  ftreng. 
strike,  fd)(agen.* 
striking(ly),  taufdjenb. 
strip,  Streifcn,  to.    (la);   strip  of 

wall  paper,  Sape'tenftretfen,  to. 

(la), 
strive,  ftreben,  fdmpfen. 
struggle,  fiimpfen. 
stubborn,  tjartnadig. 
student,  @tubent',t  m.  (2  6),  Sdjiiler, 

TO.  (1  a), 
study,  Stubierftube, /.  (2  a). 


study,  Stu'bium,!  n.  {gen.  -§,  pi. 

Stu'bien'). 
stuff,  ftopfen. 
stupid,  bumm. 
style,  Sti(,tw.  (16). 
subject,  (^egenftanb,*  to.  (16),  Sub= 

\tWA  n.  (16),  2:b,e'ma,t  n.  (gen. 

-§,  pi.  2f)e'mata'). 
subjunctive,  ^onjnnftib',!  to.  (16). 
submit,  |id)  fiigen,  iiberlaffen* 
subordinate,  abfyangig,  fuborbinte'= 

renb.t 
subsequent,  folgenb. 
succeed,  gelingen;*  I  succeed,  e§  ge= 

lingt  mir. 
success,  (Srfolg,  m.  (16). 
such,    fold);    such    as,    inie;    such 

things,  io  etroa§. 
sudden(ly),  plofclid). 
suffer,  leiben* 
suggest,  bor'fdjlagen.* 
suggestion,  3Sorfd)lag,*  to.  (16) 
suit,  paffen. 

summer,  Sommer,  to.  (la). 
summon,  citie'ren.f 
sun,  Sonne,/.  (2a). 
sunshine,  Gonnenjdjein,  to.  (16). 
superfluous,  iiberfliiffig . 
supply,  getuafyren,  geben.* 
suppose,  on'netjmen,*  bermuten. 
supposition,  ?lnnat)tne,/.  (2a). 
supreme,  l)5d)[t,  ertjaben. 
sure(ly),  fid)er(lid)),  mirftid). 
surprise,  iiberrafdjen. 
surround,  nmgeben,*  nntringen. 
swear,  id)U)5ren,*fd)impfen. 
syllable,  Silbe,/.  (2  a). 
sympathetic  (ally),  tnitfufylenb,  teil= 
nafymSboII. 

T. 

table,  %a\el,f.  (2a),  Sifd),  to.(16); 
family  table,  gfamilientafel,  /. 
(2a). 


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VOCABULARY. 


take,  uefymen^etn'neljtuen^bringen;* 
to  take  off ,  ab'neljmen;*  to  take 
for,  Ijalten*  fiir ;  take  part,  teil'= 
nefjmen;*  take  place,  ftatffinben* 

talk,  fpredjen.* 

task,  2lufgabe,  /.  (2  a);  the  day's 
task,  Sageiuerf,  n.  (lb). 

tea,  Sfyee,  m.  (16). 

teach,  lel)ren. 

teacher,  Cefyrer,  ra.  (la). 

tear  from,  entretjjen  * 

tell,  fagen,  ersntjfcn,  3etgen. 

ten,  jebn. 

tend,  pflegen,  bte  9tetgung  Ijaben. 

tense,  Seitform,/.  (2  6). 

terrible  (bly),  fdjrecflid),  furdjterliti).  • 

testimonial,  3eugni§,  n.  (16). 

text-hook,  £ef)rbud),*  n.  (lc). 

than,  a  18. 

thank,  banfen. 

Thanksgiving,  Tanffaguug§feft,  n. 
(16). 

that, pron.,  t*a§;  h)ai;  ber,  bte,  ba§; 
jenev,  jcne,  jene§;  toeldjer,  »r»eld)e, 
roeld)e§. 

that,  cozy.,  bafj. 

the,  ber,  btc,  ba§. 

their,  it)r,  ifjre,  tl)r. 

then,  baun,  ba,  barauf. 

there,  ba;  there  are,  e§  gxebt. 

thereby,  baburd). 

therefore,  bafyer,  borum. 

thereto,  baju. 

thereupon,  barauf. 

they,  fie,  btefe. 

thief,  Sub,  m.  (16). 

thin,  bi'inn. 

thing,  2ing,?i.  (16),  (Sadie, /.  (2  a) ; 
such  things,  fo  ettr>a§. 

think,  beufen,*  mcinen,  glauben. 

third,  ber,  bte,  ba§  britte. 

this,  biefer,  btefe,  btefe§. 

thorough,  gri'mbUd). 

thoroughly,  burd»au§. 


though,  obgtetd). 

thought,   ©cbanfe,    m.   {gen.  -n§, 

pl.-n). 
thoughtfully),  nad)beuf(td). 
thousand,  taufenb. 
threat,  3)rof)ung,/.  (2  6). 
three,  brei;  three  times,  bretmal. 
threshold,  ©dpette,/.  (2  a). 
through,  burd). 
throw,  tuerfen .* 
thunder,  ^<6s.,  Conner,  m.  (la); 

ver6,  bonncrn. 
Thursday,  SonuerStag,  m.  (16). 
thus,  jo,  alfo,  bafyer;  thus  far,  bt§f)er. 
tight,  feft. 

time,  3eit,/.  (2  6);  SJtol,  n.  (16). 
tip,  ©ptfce,/.  (2  a) ;  tip  of  the  nose, 

9tafenfpifee,  /.  (2  a). 
tired,  uttibe. 
Titanic,  tita'nif(b.f 
to,  ju,  nad),  auf ;  in  order  to,  urn  su. 
tobacco,  Sa'baf,  m.f  (16). 
to-day,  fyeute. 
together,  sufammeu. 
to-morrow,  morgen. 
tone,  Son,*  m.  (16). 
too,  311 ;  too  much,  311  toiel. 
torture,  ma  item. 
tour,  ffiuubretfe,/.  (2  a). 
toward,  auf. 
tower,  %uxm,*m.  (16). 
town,  Stabt,*/.  (16);  town  gate, 

©tobttl)or,  n.  (16). 
trace  back  to,  3ttrud'ful)reii  auf. 
tradition,  2rabitton',t/.  (2ft). 
traditional,  trabttionell'.t 
tragedy,  Srauerfpiet,  n.  (16). 
translate,  iiberfefeen. 
transpose,  berfefcen. 
travel,  reifen. 

treatment,  23el)anblung,/.  (2  6). 
treat,  befyanbeht,  begegneu ;    subs., 

(#enuf$,*  m.  (16).  [fjeuer. 

tremendous(ly),    furdjtbar,     unge= 


VOCABULARY. 


275 


tremor,  Stttern,  n.  (la). 

trial,  <Jkufung,/.  (26). 

trick,  Streid),  m.  (16). 

trim,  )d)mucf. 

trouble,  9Mbe,/.  (2  a). 

true,  uiat)r. 

trunk,  Coffer,  m.  (1  a). 

try,  toerfudjen. 

Tuesday,  2)teu§tag,  m.  (16). 

tune,  9Jie(obte',t/.  (2  a). 

turbulent  (ly),  t>efttfl- 

Turk,  Siirfe,  m.  (2  a). 

turn,   breljen,  um'bretyen ;    to  turn 

pale,  erbletdjen.* 
twaddle,  ©efdjtocife,  n.  (16). 
twelve,  3tt)5lf. 
twenty,  jroanjtg. 
twice,  3iDCtmaI. 
two,  amci. 
type,  Wit,/.  (2  6). 
typewriter,  <Sd)reibmafd)ine,/.  (2  a). 


Uhland's  King,  an  allusion  to  Uh- 
land's  ballad  „<!E>er  junge  $onig 
unb  bte  Sdjaferin."  —  „%a  ftieg  au§ 
tiefem  Xurme  bcr  alte  $onig  berfiir." 

unable,  nidjt  im  ftanbe. 

unaccountable(ly),  unberautroortttd). 

unapproachable(ly),  uunaljbar. 

unassailable!  ly,  unaugretfbar. 

unattainable,  uuerretd)bar. 

unavoidable  (ly),  unabtoeiSltd). 

uncalled  for,  uuuotig, 

uncle,  Cnfel,  m.  (la). 

undecided,  unentfd)toffen. 

under,  uuter. 

understand,  toerftebeu.* 

undertake,  unternefymen.* 

undutiful(ly),  ppidjtbcrgeffcn. 

uneasy(ly),  uuruf)ig. 

unexpected(ly) ,  unerroartet. 

unfavorable  (ly),  ungiinfttg,  iibel. 


unfortunate,  unglucf(td). 

unfortunately,  Ictber. 

unheard    of,     unerl)5rt,      l)tmmel= 

fdjretenb. 
unimpeachable(ly),  tobeI(o§,  unan= 

fed)tbar. 
uninflected,  unflefttert'.t 
uninterrupted(ly),  unau§gefefct. 
universal  (ly),  allgemetn. 
university,  Untoerjitfit',t/.  (2  6). 
unless,  c§  fei  bcnn,  b«B- 
unlike,  ungleid),  with  dat. 
unmarried,  uubcrljctratct. 
unpack,  aui'pacfeu. 
unpardonable(ly),  untoersdbttd). 
unprepared,  untoorberettet. 
unpretentious,  anjprud)§to§. 
unreasonable(ly),  unbernuuftig,  un= 

finuig. 
unsatisfactory  ly),  ungenugenb. 
untalented,  ta!entlo§. 
untenable,  unfttdjbalttg,  unfjaltbar. 
untrue,  untreu. 
unusual(ly),  ungeioobnltd). 
unworthy  (ly),  unmiirbig. 
up,  auf,  lunauf,  berauf. 
upon,  auf,  oben  auf. 
urge,  brangen,  aufbringen.* 
us,  un8. 


use,   gebraud)cn,    an'roenben ; 

(Sebraud),*  m.  (16). 
useful,  uiifetid). 
utmost,   aufcerft ;    to   the   utmost, 

auf'y  ciufjerfte. 
utterly,  bfifltg. 


vacation,  gferien  ;    vacation  -  trip, 

ftevieureiie,  /.  (2  a). 
vague(ly),  uubefttmmt,  buufel. 
vain(ly),  bergeblid) ;    in  vain,  toer= 

geben§. 
value,  2Bcrt,  m.  (16). 


276 


VOCABULARY. 


vanish,  fcerfdjminben  * 

vassal,  $ctfatf,t  m.  (2  6) ;  Untergebene, 

m.  (2  a). 
venal,  etenb. 
venture,  magen. 
verb,  geitmort,*  n.  (lc);  SSerb.f  w. 

(3). 
verbal (ly),  forctdjlid),  mortlidj. 
verbal  =  SBerbal  = 
very,  fcftr ;  very  much,  fcftr ;  this 

very  day,  nod)  tjeute. 
vestal,  befta'lifdj.f 
village,  £orf,*n.  (lc) 
villainous(ly),  berbredjerifd). 
virtuoso,  SSirtu'ofe,!  w.  (2a). 
visit,    befnd)en ;    subs.    33efud),    m. 

(1.6). 
visitor,  Sefndjer,  m.(la). 
vivid  (ly),  tebhaft. 
viz.,  namlid). 
vocal,  fttmmbegabt. 
voice,  (Stimtne,/.  (2  a). 
void,  nid)ttfl,  ungiUtig. 
vowel,  8ofttF,tm.  (16). 

W. 

wait,  marten. 
wake,  madjen. 
walk,  gefyen,*  fpajie'ren  ;  subs.,  $ro= 

mena'be,t/.  (2  a). 
wall,  SBctnb,* /.  (16);    STOauer,  /. 

(2  a). 
wall-paper,  2Bcmbtabe'te,f/.  (2a.). 
want,  molfen,*  miinfdjen ;  subs.,  9ftctn= 

gel,*m.  (la). 
ward  off,  ctb'meljren. 
warmth,  2Bcirme,/.  (2  a). 
warn,  marnen. 

watch,  madjen  ;  subs.,  K$t,f.  (2  6.) 
water,  5Baffer,  n.  (la). 
wave  of  the  hand,  Jpanbbemegnng, 

/•  (26). 
way,  2Beg,  m.  (16);  2Beife,  /.  (2a). 

in  the  way,  im  2Bege. 


we,  loir. 

weakness,  Sdjmadje,/.  (2  a). 

weather,  Better,  n.  (la). 

week,  23od)e,/.  (2  a). 

welcome,  miUfommen. 

well,  mof)t,  gejunb,  gnt,  fdjon,  nnn; 

as  well  as,  fornof)!  al§  aud). 
well-known,  mohjbefannt. 
what,  tool ;  what  for,  morauf. 
when,  al§,  menu,  mann. 
where,  mo. 
whether,  ob. 

which,  meldj  -er,  -e,  -e§  ;  ma§. 
while,  whilst,  matirenb. 
whisper,  ©eflufter,  n.  (la). 
whisper,  fliiftern,  su'ftttftern. 
white,  meifj. 
who,  mer ;    meld)  -er,  -e,  -e§  ;  ber,  bie, 

whole,  ganj. 

whose,  bejjen,  beren,  meffen. 

why,  marum,  mesfjalb. 

wide,  meit. 

wife,   gfrau,  /.   (2  6),   ©ema&Un, /. 

(26). 
wild(ly),  fcftifl. 
will,  molten  * 

willing,  adj.,  mitfen§,  millig. 
win,  geminnen.* 
window,  ftenfter,  n.  (la). 
wing,  ftHtgel,  m.  (la). 
wisdom,  2Bet§l)eit,/.  (2  6). 
wish,  9Bunfd),*m.  (16). 
wish,  miinfdjen,  moHen.* 
wits,  SSerflanb,  m.  (16), 
with,  mtt,  bet,  burd). 
withdraw,  3uriufnel)tnen,*  miberru= 

fen,*  entjtefyen.* 
within,  in. 
without,  otyne. 
witness,  Seuge,  m.  (2  a). 
woeful(ly),  roel)tnuttg. 
word,   2Bort,*  n.   (ic);    SBort,   w. 

(1 6) ;  word-order,  SSortfotge,  /. 

(2a). 


VOCABULARY. 


277 


work,  Wrbeit, /.  (2  6) ;  2Berf,  n.  (1  6). 
work,  arbeiten. 
world,  ©en,/.  (2 J). 
worshiper,  Wnbeter,  m.  (la);  93cr= 

eljrer,  m.  (la). 
worshipful(ly),  anbad)ttg. 
worthy,  efyrbar,  nmrbtfl. 
would,  nu'irbc.  [[en. 

wring  from,  ab'ringen,*  t)crau§'prcf= 
wrinkle,  fjfalte,/.  (2  a). 
wrinkle,  runjeln. 
write,  fdjreiben* 
writing-desk,  (Sdjreibtijd),  m.  (16). 


ye,  tf)r. 

year,  Satyr,  w.  (16). 

yell,  ^Trctfd)en,  n.  (la). 

yellow,  aelb. 

yes,  ja,  nun. 

yesterday,  aeftern. 

yet,  nod),  bod) ;  not  yet,  nod)  ntd)t. 

yield,  nad/geben.* 

you,  i>u,  ityr,  <Sie. 

young,  junfl. 

your,  cuer,  betn,  3b,r. 

yourself,  fidj,  bid),  3l)r. 

youth,  3unglina,  m.  (16). 


Y. 


yawn,  gfitynen. 


zeal,  (Sifer,  m.  (la);  £ifce, /.  (2a). 


LIST  OF  STRONG  AND  IRREGULAR  VERBS 

WHICH   APPEAR   IN   THIS   BOOK. 


REMARKS. 

1.  The  2d  and  3d  person  singular  of  the  present  indicative  and  the  2d 
person  singular  of  the  imperative  are  given  whenever  they  are  irregular  ;  a 
dash  (— )  indicates  that  they  are  regular  (as  in  weak  verbs). 

2.  An  f.  after  the  infinitive  indicates  that  the  word  is  conjugated  with 
feitt,  and  f.  and  J),  that  it  is  either  conjugated  with  fettt  or  fjaben.  Omission  of 
the  f.  indicates  that  the  verb  is  conjugated  with  habcn. 


Infinitive 


Present 

2d,  3d  person 


Im- 
perative 


Imperfect 

Indicative 


Imperfect 

Subjunct. 


Past 
Participle 


batfen,    b-  and    ]., 

BAKE 

befeljten,  command 

begimten,  begin 

betfeen,  bite 
bergen,  hide 

bett>egen,  induce 
btegen,  bend 
bieten,  offer 
bittben,  bind 
bitten,  ask 
bfafen,  blow 
bletbeit,  f.,  remain 
fcraten,  roast 
bredjen,  Ij.  and  ]., 

BREAK 

brennen,  burn 
brtngen,  bring 
benfen,  think 
brtngen,  f.,  press 
bnrfen,  be  permit- 
ted 
embfangen,  receive 


befieljtft, 

beflefilt 


birgft,  birgt 


blaf(ef)r,blaft 


bratft,  Brat 
britfjft,  brtcbt 


barf,  barfft, 

empfangft, 
empfangt, 


beftebl 


birg 
(berge) 


brtd) 


wanting 


but 


befall! 
begann 

barg 


bewog 

bog 

ftot 

battb 

hat 

btte$ 

btteb 

brict 

bradj 

bramtte 

bradttc 

badjte 

brang 

burftc 

empriitg 


biife 

befaljle 
befof)Ie 

beganne 

begomte 

6iffe 

barge 

bitrge 

beroogc 

boge 

bote 

banbe 

bate 

bltefe 

bliebe 

briete 

bradje 

brennte 

bratf)te 

badjte 

brange 

biirfte 

empfinge 


gebacfen 

befobten 

beqotttitn 

gebiffen 
geborgen 

betoogen 
gebogen 

nebiucu 

gcbimbcit 

gcbcteit 

gebiafcu 

gcblieben 

gebraten 

gebrodjen 

gebr«nnt 

gcbradjt 

gebadjt 

gebrungen 

geburft 

cmvfangcu 


278 


LIST  OF  STRONG  AND  IRREGULAR    VERBS.    279 


Infinitive 


Present 

2d,  3d  person 

Im- 
perative 

empfiel)Ift, 
etnpficblt 



tff(e)t,  m, 

fdljrft,  foljrt 
ffinft,  fdttt 
fdngft,  fdngt 

tB 

frtB 
Qiti 

Qitt 

friff(eft),  frifet 

giebft,  giebt 

tm,  8tit 

gefcfiieljt 

wanting 



flralift,  grdbt 

Ijdltft,  pit 
^aunft,  fjditflt 

IHfH,  *Ufi 

*ttf 

fann,  fonnft 

wanting 

Idbft,  labt 

Imperfect 
Indicative 


Imperfect 

Sttbjunct. 


Fast 
Participle 


cmpfct)ttn,    recom- 
mend 
emjtftnben,  feel 
erb(ctd)en,turn  pfcle 
cffcn,  eat 

fasten,    f.  and  I)., 

fatten,  f.,  fall 
fangen,  catch 
finben,  find 
flicgen,  f.  or  &.,  fly 

fftCflCtt,  f.,  FLEE 

ftteftcn,   \.    and  ft., 

flow 
freffen,  eat 
friercn,   b.  and  j., 

FREEZE 

geben,  give 
gefjen,  U  GO 
geltngen,    f.,    suc- 
ceed 
gotten,  be  worth 

gemeften,  enjoy 
gefdjef|en,f.,happen 
getoinnen,  win 

gtcfeen,  pour 
gtcidjen,  resemble 
gtciten,  f.,  glide 
graben,  dig 
gretfen,  seize 
batten,  hold 
bangen,  b-  and  \., 

HANG 

beben,  raise 

fjetfjen,  bid,  call 
fjelfen,  help 

frmicii.  know 
Fltngcn,  b-  and  f., 

sound 
f umiitcit ,  f.,  COME 
tinmen,  can 
fricdjen,  f.,  creep 
tttben,  load 


empfanb 

erblirf) 

aft 

fuf>v 

ftel 

ft»g 

fanb 

«og 

ffoH 

floft 

fraft 
fror 

gob 

getting 

gaft 

genoft 
gefefjab 
gov  a  tin 

a.oft 

gitti) 

glut 

grub 

nrtff 

(licit 

fling 

nub 

(bub) 

bicf? 

Half 

fattntc 
Hang 

fn  tit 
tonntc 
frorf) 
tub 


empfdblc 

einpfo6Ie 

empfdnbe 

erblictte 

dfje 

fitbrc 

fielc 

finge 

fdnbe 

flfiflc 

ftolje 

Pffc  - 

frafje 
frSre 

gdbe 
Qtnge 
geldnge 

gdtte 

gfilte 

gendffe 

flefcf)at)e 

geiudnne 

getoonne 

floffe 

glicf>e 

gtitte 

griibe 

Qriffc 

tttelte 

binge 

liiUu- 

biibe 

bje&e 

bdlfe 

bftlfe 

fennte 

flange 

lame 
fflnnte 
frodje 
lit  be 


empfofjttn 

etnpfunben 

crblidjcn 

gegeffen 

gefabren 

gefattcn 

gefangen 

gefunben 

gcflogcn 

gcftoljcn 

geftoffett 

gefreffen 
gefturen 

gegeben 

gegangen 

gelungen 

gegotten 

genoffen 
gcfrfjcfien 
genumnen 

gcgoffen 

gcgftrficn 

geglittcn 

gcgraben 

gegriffen 

gebatten 

g  i-liniig.cn 

get|oben 

gclici|;cu 
gcliulicit 

gcfnunt 
getlungen 

gctommen 
gefonnt 
gctrutficn 
gelaben 


280   LIST  OF  STRONG  AND  IRREGULAR    VERBS. 


Infinitive 


Present 

2d,  3d  person 


Im- 
perative 


Imperfect 

Indicative 


Imperfect 

Subjunct. 


Past 
Participle 


faff  en,  let 
fanfen,  f.  and  &., 

run 
leiben,  suffer 
tetfjen,  lend 
tefcn,  read 
liegen,!}.  «ndf.,L,iE 
Uigen,  lie 
mbgcn,  may 
ntitffen,  must 
nefjmen,  take 

nennen,  name 
Dfetfen,  whistle 
toreifen,  praise 
raten,  advise 
retfjen,  f.,  tear 
reiten,    f.   and    I)., 

RIDE 

rtngen,  wring, 

wrestle 
rufett,  call 
fangen,  suck 
frijaffen,  create 
fdmlfen,  sound 
fdjetben,  ].,  part 
fd)ctnen,  SHINE 
fdieften,  SCOLD 

fdneften,  shoot 
fdjtafen,  SLEEP 
fdjtagen,  strike 

fd)fetd)en,  f.,  sneak 
fddtcfjen,  shut 
fdjmelsen,  I,  melt 

fdineibcn,  cut 
fcfirerfcn,  f.,  he 

afraid 
fdjrctDen,  write 
fdjreten,  scream 
fdjrcttcn,  f.,  stride 
fdjtocigen,  be  silent 
fdjnmnntcn,  f.  and 

%,  SWIM 


iaffeft,  Ififet 

isufft,  iauft 


He(fe)ft,  lieft 


He3 


mag,  ntagft 
nraft,  mufet 
nimmft, 
nimmt 


wanting 
wanting 
nttmn 


ratft,  rat 


fd&Utft,  fd&ilt 


f#ut 


fd)iafft,fd)iaft 
fd&Wgft, 
fctjldgt 


fd&mil8(e)ft, 
fc^mirgt 


fdjrtrfft, 
fcrjritft 


fdjinllj 


fc^rtcf 


lief 

litt 
ItcQ 

la§ 
tag 
log 

tnodjte 

mufuc 
ttatjm 

ItiUUUC 

Vfiff 

brie£ 

net 

ritt 

rang 

rtcf 

frfmf 

fdjolt 
fdjteb 

fd)tCtt 
fC^ttJt 

fd)0fi 

fattef 

fdjlug 

fd)lid) 
fdjlof? 
fdjmolj 

frfmttt 
fdjral 

fdjrieb 
fdjric 
fdjritt 
fdjnncg 

f  dim  a  mm 
(jd)tt)omm) 


liege 
Itefe 

Ittte 
Ite&e 
lafe 

rage 

loge 
ntod)te 
mii&te 
naftme 

netinte 

*>fiffe 

prtefe 

riete 

tiffe 

ritte 

range 

rtefe 

foge 

fd&fife 

fcpHe 

fdjiebe 

fc&tene 

fd)dlte 

fctjolte 

fct)6ffe 

fdjliefe 

fct)tuge 

fdEjItcfje 
fcr)Iuffe 

fdimolge 

fdjmtte 
ftfjrale 

fcfirtebe 

fcfjriee 

fdjritte 

fduutege 

fdjiuamme 

fd)joomme 


gclaffen 
gefanfen 

gel  it  ten 

geltetjen 

gelefcn 

gelegen 

gelogcn 

gemodjt 

gentnfet 

genommen 

genannt 

gcfcftffen 

gejmefen 

geraten 

gertffen 

geritten 

gerungen 

gernfen 

gefogen 

gefdjaffen 

gefrijolten 

gefdjteben 

gefdjtenen 

gefdjoltcn 

gefdjoffen 
gefdjlafen 
gefdjlagen 

gcfdjltdjen 
gefdjloffcn 
gefdjmolaen 

gefdjnttten 
gefdjrotfen 

gefdjrie&en 
gcfdjrteen 
gefdjritten 
gefdjnnegen 
gcfd)tt>om» 
men 


LIST  OF  STRONG  AND  IRREGULAR    VERBS.    281 


Infinitive 


Present 
2d,  3d  person 


Im- 
perative 


Imperfect 

Indicative 


Imperfect 

Subjunct. 


Past 
Participle 


frffWinben,  ?•#   van- 

ish 
fdjteibrcn,  swear 

febcn,  see 
fein,  f.,  be 
jcnbctt,  send 
ftngcn,  sing 
finfcn,  f.,  sink 
ftijcn,  sit 
fottcn,  ought 
fpinnen,  spin 

fbrccben,  speak 

fbrtttgen  f.  and  J)., 

SPRING 

ftedjen,  prick 
ftetfcn,  STICK 
ftetyen,  f.  and  Ij., 

STAND 
fteftlCtt,  STEAL 

ftetgen,  f.   and  b-, 

mount,  climb 
fterbcn,  f.,  die 

ftiebcn,  f.,  scatter 
ftoftcn,  push 
ftretcfjen,  stroke 
ftrcitcn,  contend 
tljim,  do 
tragen,  carry 
trcffcn,  hit 
trcibcn,  drive 
trctctt,  TREAD 
trtnfcn,  drink 
ttcrgcffen,  forget 

ucrlicrcn,  lose 
madjfen,  f.,  grow 

toafajett,  WASH 

toebett,  weawe 
toeidjcn,  f.,  recede 


fiebft,  ftebt 
bin,  bift,  ift 


fott,  fonft  w 


fprtcbft, 
fbrtcbt 


ftidjft,  ftidjt 
fticfft,  ftitft 


ftieblft, 
fttebtt 


fttrbft,  ftirbt 


ftojjeft,  ftofet 


tbuft,  tliut 
trdgft,  trdgt 
triffft,  trifft 


trittft,  trttt, 


»erfliff(ej)t, 
oergifet 


ttmcbfeft, 

RUUllti 

ttmftf)(e)ft, 
wafcbt 


fieb 
fei 


wanting 
ftortcfi, 

fticb 
ftid 

ftiebl 


ftirb 


triff 


tritt 
bergife 


fdjtoanb 

(fdjitntnb) 
irtiuun- 
(fd&tour) 
fab 
mar 
fanbte 
fang 
fant 
faf? 
folltc 
U'lUtit 

farad) 

fbrang 

ftart) 

ftrtt 
ft  a  it  t> 
(ftunb) 

ftobt 

ftieg 

ftorb 

(fturb) 

ftob 

frtefj 

ftritb 

ftritt 

tli  nt 

trug 

traf 

trtcb 

trat 

tranf 

bergafj 

bcrlor 

uuirtH-. 

ti'itirti 

took 
ttJirf) 


fdjtodnbe 

fdjiuiiube 

fcfituore 

fdhtoiire 

fdbe 

toare 

fenbcte 

fdnge 

fdnfe 

fa&e 

foUte 

ftodnne 

ftoonne 

fpradje 

fprdnge 

ftad)e 

ftacfe 

ftdnbe 

ftiinbe 

(table 

ftiege 

(tdrbe 

ftiirbe 

ftobe 

ftie&e 

ftridje 

ftrittc 

tbdtc 

tri'tgc 

trdfc 

triebe 

trdte 

trdnfc 

Dergd&e" 

Jjerlore 
ttmdjfe 

nmfcbe 

tobbe 

totdje 


nrfrtiiuuit 
ben 

gcfrtnuorcii 

gcfefjen 

gcmcfcn 

gefanbt 

gcfitngcn 

gcfunfcn 

gefeffen 

gcfoUt 

gef  potmen 

gcftorodjcn 

gcftornngcn 

gn'turtu'it 
geftotfen 
geftanben 

gn'tulilcn 

gcfticgcn 

geftorben 

gcftoben 

geftofictt 

gcftrirfjcn 

gcftrittcn 

gi"  tli  tut 

gctragcn 

gctroffen 

gctrtcbcn 

gctrctcn 

gctrunfcn 

bcrgeffen 

ttcrlorcn 

giMunrtiK'ii 

gruiiifrtii-it 

gcuuibru 
gewidjcn 


282    LIST  OF  STRONG  AND  IRREGULAR    VERBS. 


Infinitive 

Present 

2d,  3d  person 

Im- 
perative 

Imperfect 

Indicative 

Imperfect 

Subjunct. 

Past 
Participle 

tocifen,  show 
tticttben,  turn 
tociben,  sue 

toerben,  f.,  become 

toerfen,  throw 

ttnffen,  know 
ttjoflen,  will 
Setljcn,  accuse 
jxcfjcit,  draw 
ghnngen,  force 

lutes 

lunnbte 

toaro 

(tourb) 

toarb 

ftmrbe 

mart 

(ttmrf) 

fcutfjte 

twolltc 

WM 

8°9 

gtoang 

hriefe 

toenbete 

toarbe 

toiirbe 

toiirbe 

toarfe 
toiirfe 
toiifjte 
tt)oKte 
Ste^e 

Stoange 

gehriefen 
gcumubt 
gctoorbeit 

getoorben 

gclworfcn 

getoufjt 

geiwoflt 

geaiefjen 

gc^ogen 

gcjttJUttgctt 

toirfc 

hritfcft,  hrirfit 

iturft,  tuirb 

hnrfft,  ttnrft 

toet&t,  roeife 
tottf,  JuiEft 

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